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Title: Analyzing embodied learning in classroom settings: A human-in-the-loop AI approach for multimodal learning analytics
Award ID(s):
2112635
PAR ID:
10700027
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Journal of Learning and Instruction
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Learning and Instruction
Volume:
103
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0959-4752
Page Range / eLocation ID:
102274
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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