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Learning analytics

Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs. The growth of online learning since the 1990s, particularly in higher education, has contributed to the advancement of Learning Analytics as…

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Definition

Learning analytics versus educational data mining

Historical contributions

Learning analytics programs

Analytic methods

Applications

Software

Ethics and privacy

Open learning analytics

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Learning analytics

Nodes116
Edges115
Triples186
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017241
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Learning analytics

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related to Historical contributions · 22
Learning analytics → AI, Austin, Definition, Edx, George, Intro, Knowledge, LAK13, Learner, Learning, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, More, Retrieved, Siemens, Social Sciences, Texas, These, University
related to External links · 14
Learning analytics → Analytics Google Group, Department, Education, Education Analytics, Educational Data, Educational Data Mining, Gen Learning, International Conference Learning Analytics, KnowledgeLearning Analytics, Learning Analytics Research, Media Consortium, NMC, Society, SoLAR
related to Learning analytics versus educational data mining · 13
Learning analytics → Baepler, Brooks, Columbia University, Differentiating, EDM, George Siemens, In, LA, MS, Murdoch, Regardless, Teachers College, They
related to Software · 13
Learning analytics → An, ENA, LOCO-Analyst, Much, Network Analysis, Social, Some, StREAM, Student Activity Monitor, Success System, The, UK, Useful
related to Learning analytics programs · 12
Learning analytics → Arlington, Baker, Columbia University, Fall, Masters, Pennsylvania, Ryan, Teachers College, Texas, The, University, Wisconsin
related to Learning analytics as an application of analytics · 11
Learning analytics → Analytics, Another, As, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, EDUCAUSE Program, ELI, From, In, Learning, New Media Consortium, NMC
related to Other contributions · 11
Learning analytics → Adam Cooper, Artificial, Business, Google Analytics, In, Information, Operational, Statistics, Such, The, Web
related to Social Network Analysis · 10
Learning analytics → Austrian-American Sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld, Citation, In, It, Lazarsfeld, One, SNA, Social, Sociology, That
has method · 9
Learning analytics → By, Content, Discourse, Disposition, ENA, Epistemic Network Analysis, For, Methods, Social
related to Learning analytics as an application of data science · 9
Learning analytics → Data, Dawson, Gašević, In, Joksimović, Kovanović, Siemens, The, Theory

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analytics learning data analysis social network education learners development research systems students networks online educational used information student model mining

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Learning analyticsis ameasurement0.90text
Learning analyticsis ause of intelligent data0.90text
decision treesinstance ofthis definition of analytics has gone further to incorporate elements of operations research0.80text
strategy maps to establish predictive modelsinstance ofthis definition of analytics has gone further to incorporate elements of operations research0.80text
to determine probabilities for certain courses of actioninstance ofthis definition of analytics has gone further to incorporate elements of operations research0.80text
Google Analytics report on web page visitsinstance oftools0.80text
references to websitesinstance oftools0.80text
brandsinstance oftools0.80text
other key terms across the internetinstance oftools0.80text
majorinstance ofMonitoring individual student performanceDisaggregating student performance by selected characteristics0.80text
year of studyinstance ofMonitoring individual student performanceDisaggregating student performance by selected characteristics0.80text
ethnicityinstance ofMonitoring individual student performanceDisaggregating student performance by selected characteristics0.80text

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