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Learning analytics and study behaviour: A pilot study
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Learning analytics and study behaviour: A pilot study

R. Phillips, D. Maor, W. Cumming-Potvin, P. Roberts, J. Herrington, G. Preston, E. Moore and L. Perry
Proceedings ASCILITE 2011 - Changing Demands, Changing Directions (Hobart, Australia, 04/12/2011–07/12/2011)
2011
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Abstract

The analysis of student access to learning management systems and web-based lecture capture systems is a growing area of interest for teachers in higher education wishing to improve the student learning experience. The data trails left by students as they engage in these environments can be accessed and analysed for meaning. This paper describes a study conducted as part of a wider multi-university study into student study behaviour. It offers a detailed snapshot of four students whose access to Lectopia recordings were tracked and analysed, and who were subsequently interviewed to confirm or disconfirm assumptions made about their study methods from the analysis. The data revealed that a surface analysis using learning analytics was largely insufficient to determine student study characteristics, but qualitative data provided rich information to supplement the analysis. Suggestions are made for further research into how this emerging methodology can be further developed and strengthened.

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