Learning Analytics

de-la-Fuente-Valentín, L., Corbi, A., González Crespo, R., & Burgos, D. (2014). Learning Analytics. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition (Third., pp. 2379–2387). IGI Global.

 

Learning Analytics is considered one of the most promising technologies in the near future of education. It provides tools that help practitioners to reflect on the learning process, to have a better understanding and to achieve more effective educational methods. However, research on the field is at a very initial phase, and more investigation is needed in order to explore its potential. This article formally defines Learning Analytics, covering the complete life-cycle of the process: monitoring, data storage, analysis, and sense- making through visualization techniques.