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Learning analytics: current trends and innovative practices

Authors: Lap-Kei Lee, Simon K. S. Cheung, Lam-For Kwok

Published in: Journal of Computers in Education | Issue 1/2020

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In the past decade, "learning analytics" has become one of the fields of educational technology that receives growing attention from educational researchers and practitioners (Hui and Kwok 2019). There are no generally accepted definitions of learning analytics but the most widely referenced one was defined by the 1st International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge: “Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs” (Long and Siemens 2011). It is expected that, from the traces left by students and teachers in teaching and learning, learning analytics can enhance understanding of learning behaviors (Wong and Chong 2018); provide useful suggestions for policymakers, instructors, and learners (Hwang et al. 2014); and help educational practitioners to improve teaching and learning effectiveness (Bienkowski et al. 2012). …

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Title: Learning analytics: current trends and innovative practices
Authors: Lap-Kei Lee
Simon K. S. Cheung
Lam-For Kwok
Publication date: 11-02-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Computers in Education / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 2197-9987
Electronic ISSN: 2197-9995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-020-00155-8

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