A Methodological Framework for the Exploratory Analysis of Multimodal Features in Learning Activities

We make a call for the formalization of a methodological framework that allows researchers to perform reliable and valid multimodal data analysis. We believe a first step is to guide the collection and interpretation of multimodal data. What we call the MMLA Exploratory Framework suggests that data collection needs to take place at least at two time points to account for within-subject variation and learning gains. We briefly describe the data set we are currently using to illustrate the application of this exploratory framework.