Introduction to the special issue on learning analytics.

Caroline Haythornthwaite, Maarten de Laat, Shane Dawson

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Abstract

This introduction to the special issue on learning analytics provides an overview of the area, acknowledging the research traditions it emerges from, such as computer-supported collaborative learning, academic analytics, and educational data mining, and the way the field aims to bridge from technological innovation to learning purposes. The introduction provides examples of areas and educational stakeholders who are served by and can benefit from learning analytics initiatives, referring throughout to the articles in this special issue. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1371-1379
Number of pages9
JournalAmerican Behavioral Scientist
Volume57
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2013

Keywords

  • Collaborative Learning
  • Computer Assisted Instruction
  • Data Mining
  • Experimentation
  • Innovation
  • Traditions
  • Stakeholder

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