Addressing learner issues with StepUp! : an evaluation

J.L. Santos, K. Verbert, S. Govaerts, E. Duval

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Abstract

This paper reports on our research on the use of learning analytics dashboards to support awareness, self-reflection, sensemaking and impact for learners. So far, little research has been done to evaluate such dashboards with students and to assess their impact on learning. In this paper, we present the results of an evaluation study of our dashboard, called StepUp!, and the extent to which it addresses issues and needs of our students. Through brainstorming sessions with our students, we identified and prioritized learning issues and needs. In a second step, we deployed StepUp! during one month and we evaluated to which extent our dashboard addresses the issues and needs identified earlier in different courses. The results show that our tool has potentially higher impact for students working in groups and sharing a topic than students working individually on different topics.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Third International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge
EditorsD. Suthers, K. Verbert, E. Duval, X. Ochoa
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages14-22
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-1785-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Eventconference; Third International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge -
Duration: 1 Jan 2013 → …

Conference

Conferenceconference; Third International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge
Period1/01/13 → …
OtherThird International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge

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