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da Silva, Lidia M.; Dias, Lucas P. S.; Barbosa, Jorge L. V.; Rigo, Sandro J.; dos Anjos, Julio C. S.; Geyer, Claudio F. R.; Leithardt, Valderi R. Q. – Informatics in Education, 2022
Advances in information and communication technologies have contributed to the increasing use of virtual learning environments as support tools in teaching and learning processes. Virtual platforms generate a large volume of educational data, and the analysis of this data allows useful information discoveries to improve learning and assist…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
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Holloway, Kristine – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2020
The legal and ethical use of Big Data and Learning Analytics in academic libraries has been widely debated. Analyzing large data sets has tremendous potential for libraries to implement changes that help students and prove the library's value to the university. The librarian's role in safeguarding patron privacy in a university setting where…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Ethics, Learning Analytics, Data Use
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Mah, Dana-Kristin – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2016
Learning analytics and digital badges are emerging research fields in educational science. They both show promise for enhancing student retention in higher education, where withdrawals prior to degree completion remain at about 30% in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries. This integrative review provides an…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Recognition (Achievement)
Davis, Gary – Association for Institutional Research, 1981
Ways that higher education institutions can improve their compliance procedures in responding to external requests for reports and information are addressed. Institutional officers must first determine how the data will be used by the external agency. By questioning how the requested information will be used, a determination can be made of what…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Cost Effectiveness