Welcome to the conference on Educational Process Data. The gathering is a workshop for methodological and applied researchers within the field of education..
September 25–26, 2025
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Njål Foldnes, The Norwegian Reading Centre.
University of Stavanger
The conference explores how process data from digital educational environments - especially timestamped log data from reading apps and digital assessments - can be harnessed to better understand students' learning processes, detect learning difficulties early, and support personalized education. We aim to bring together researchers from statistics, psychometrics, learning sciences, and AI/ML to discuss: - Theoretical frameworks for interpreting process data. - Statistical and machine learning methods suited to high-frequency, longitudinal, behavioural data. - Case studies of using app data to detect reading difficulties or predict learning outcomes. - Methodological challenges: data quality, inference, generalizability, and ethics.
- Educational data scientists and statisticians - Cognitive and educational psychologists - Learning analytics and AI in education researchers - Developers of educational technologies and digital assessments
Program
Thursday 25 september
Location: Kollektivet, SiS Studenthus, campus Ullandhaug.
11.00–11.15: Welcome
11.15–12.00: Keynote
Kate Cain, University of Lancaster: How to understand reading development and support young learners: The challenges and opportunities provided by digital reading apps and their data
12.00–13.00: Lunch
13:00 - 14:00: GraphoGame
1) Njål Foldnes, UiS: The Gameplay project
2) Morten Njå, UiS: Interpreting Process Data in GraphoGame: A question of integrating knowledge on Game Design, Algorithms and Reading Development
3) Jakob Voigt, UiA: The Gameplay dataset - Machine Learning for detecting reading difficulties
14.00 - 14.15: Break
14:15–15:15: Large scale assessment
1) Olaug Strand, UiS: Process Data in IEA’s TIMSS and PIRLS: Insights, Applications, and Research Potential
2) Inger Holm-Berger, UiS: Investigating the PIRLS 2021 process data
3) Tove Stjern Frønes, UiO: Process data in PISA and National tests: Analysis and potential for assessment development.
15.15 - 15.30 - Short break
15.30 - 16.30: Kaptein Morf
1) Janne von Koss Torkildsen, UiO: TBA
2) Jarle Klepp Kristensen, UiO: Disruptive patterns in app-based learning: The case of repeated mistakes
3) Andreas Falck, UiO: Suggesting and evaluating solutions in an educational multiplayer game (Kaptein Morf MP): outcomes and process
19.00 - Dinner. TBA.
Friday 26 september
Location: Kollektivet, SiS Studenthus, campus Ullandhaug.
10.00–11.00: Miscellaneous
1) Andreas Falck, UiO: Measuring patterns of agreement and disagreement during app-based collaborative learning
2) Bente Rigmor Walgermo, UiS: Joining Forces - Teachers and AI in Early Reading Risk Detection
3) Alvaro Fernandez Quilez, UiS: Recommender systems in the era of large language and vision models: Opportunities and challenges
11.15–12.15: Miscellaneous/Discussion
1) Maoxin Zhang, Utdanningsdirektoratet: Identifying Problem-Solving Solution Patterns Using Network Analysis of Process Data
2) Yawen Ma, Lancaster University: A statistical framework for dynamic cognitive diagnosis in digital learning environments.
3) Jenny Thomson, University of Sheffield: What can we learn from content analysis of gameplay errors made by children with/without risk of reading
difficulties?
12.15-13: Lunch
Accommodation and practical information about Stavanger
You can find an extensive list of accommodation options in Stavanger at Visit Norway.
Transportation
Buses run regularly between Stavanger airport and the University. You find time tables and information at Flybussen.no.
For information about public transportation between central Stavanger and UiS, please visit the public transport operator Kolumbus.no.
Contact the organizer
National Centre for Reading Education and Research