Learning Analytics: opportunities for schools

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Published: Dec 31, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/2499-4324/185
Keywords:
Educational Technology, IT, Learning Analytics, Social Learning Analytics, Learning assessment, Personalized learning, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)

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Giovanni Fulantelli
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR | Palermo
Davide Taibi
Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR | Palermo

Abstract

Evaluating learning experiences that take place in contexts where interactions are mediated by technology is a formidable challenge and one that must be addressed with suitable approaches. In the field of Learning Analytics, techniques have recently been developed that provide the means to maximize learning experiences. These allow teachers to intervene in a timely manner, managing the whole process or individual students in a personalized way, towards more effective learning process. Although Learning Analytics techniques have been developed primarily for online higher education, this article highlights the potential they offer for school contexts. Here, technologies are increasingly being employed to support formal and informal learning experiences based on the use of mobile devices, serious games and social networks. Consequently, more and more learning data are being produced, opening the way for analysis based on Learning Analytics techniques that can provide important insights for improving the learning experience.

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2014): TD63 - Dossier - Learning Analytics
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Articles - Special Issue

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