European HE institutions perceive LA primarily as a tool to enhance teaching and institutional management, with teaching and support staff as main users¶
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q2 i? LA is primarily perceived as a tool to enhance teaching and institutional management, making teaching and support staff the main users of LA. → Tsai 2020
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Tsai 2020¶
Tsai, Yi-Shan, et al. (2020). Learning Analytics in European Higher Education – Trends and Barriers. Computers & Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103933
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Survey and interview data from senior managers at 83 institutions in 24 European countries show "teaching and support staff are found to be the main users of LA and the target audience of training support".
"we observe that LA is primarily perceived as a tool to enhance teaching and institutional management. As a result, teaching and support staff are found to be the main users of LA and the target audience of training support."
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Related Claims¶
- Institutions adopting LA for institutional performance tend to target pre-identified problems, while teaching-and-learning-motivated adoption seeks to understand how students learn — related
- Senior manager buy-in, teaching staff buy-in, legal framework, privacy protection, and ethics guidelines were rated critically important to achieving LA potential — related
- Students rank lower as LA users among institutions that already implemented LA than among preparing or interested institutions — related
- Institutions adopting LA reported success primarily as gaining experience, knowledge, and improved attitudes rather than measurable learning outcomes — related
- None of the most experienced institutions have offered training for students in LA — related
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