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Scott, John; Nichols, T. Philip – Research in Education, 2017
Recently, the possibilities for leveraging "big data" in research and pedagogy have given rise to the growing field of "learning analytics" in online education. While much of this work has focused on quantitative metrics, some have called for critical perspectives that interrogate such data as an interplay between technical…
Descriptors: Learning, Data Analysis, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Schumacher, Clara; Ifenthaler, Dirk – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
In higher education settings more and more learning is facilitated through online learning environments. To support and understand students' learning processes better, learning analytics offers a promising approach. The purpose of this study was to investigate students' expectations toward features of learning analytics systems. In a first…
Descriptors: College Students, Expectation, Qualitative Research, Interviews
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Khan, Osama – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2017
This paper depicts a perceptual picture of learning analytics based on the understanding of learners and teachers at the SSU as a case study. The existing literature covers technical challenges of learning analytics (LA) and how it creates better social construct for enhanced learning support, however, there has not been adequate research on…
Descriptors: Learning, Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, College Students
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Divan, Aysha; Ludwig, Lynn O.; Matthews, Kelly E.; Motley, Phillip M.; Tomljenovic-Berube, Ana M. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2017
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has been described as the fastest growing academic development movement in higher education. As this field of inquiry matures, there is a need to understand how SoTL research is conducted. The purpose of our study was to inform this debate by investigating research approaches used in SoTL…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Scholarship, Publications, Journal Articles
Walker, Diane Delida – ProQuest LLC, 2010
During my experiences as a student, teacher, and math/science professional staff developer, I noticed that there was a lot of sadness, sorrow, frustration, and anger in the institutions where I worked. I wanted to understand what makes people happy in education. This qualitative research study utilized narrative inquiry and narrative analysis to…
Descriptors: Caring, Qualitative Research, Teacher Effectiveness, Methods
Enger, Sandra K. – 1996
A pilot study to investigate the use of concept mapping for assessment purposes was conducted during the spring of 1996. Thirteen teachers from a random sample of science teachers affiliated with the Iowa-Scope, Sequence, and Coordination Project and 12 other teachers affiliated with the project participated in the concept mapping study. Student…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Mapping, Data Analysis, Educational Assessment