Most implementing institutions lacked a clear LA strategy, and many used LA to support wider university strategy¶

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Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2025: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of 15 survey respondents with existing LA implementation, 7 had no clear strategy; 32 interview participants reported LA supporting wider university strategy rather than a dedicated LA strategy. → Tsai 2020

Evidence¶

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

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Survey data show "among the 15 survey respondents that indicated existing implementation of LA in their institutions, 7 did not have a clear strategy to work towards the goal of LA"; 32 interview participants reported LA supporting wider university strategies.

"among the 15 survey respondents that indicated existing implementation of LA in their institutions, 7 did not have a clear strategy to work towards the goal of LA"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Most surveyed institutions had less than three years of LA adoption experience, and adoption scope grows with experience — related