Do Students Really Want to Know? Investigating the Relationship between Learning Analytics Dashboards and Student Motivation

T. McGill, Chad Berkelaar, Ananth Kadekodi, Dominika Kamińska, M. Lianto, Nathan J. Power
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Aim/Purpose: The aim of this project was to explore the perceptions of information technology students about student-facing learning analytics dashboards that display ranking information, and whether they perceive that their motivation to study would be influenced by the use of dashboards that display their performance relative to other students. Background: While there has been a focus on the use of learning analytics dashboards by academics to inform their teaching, there has not been as much exploration of the use of student-facing dashboards, nor on the effect that students believe these dashboards will have on their motivation to study. Methodology: The research surveyed students enrolled in Information Technology courses at an Australian university. Data about students’ academic motivation was gathered using a short, online survey. Contribution: The paper adds to knowledge of the impact on students of student-facing learning analytics dashboards. Findings: A majority of students (63%) would like to see their cohort-ranking via a dashboard, though a large majority (91%) preferred that their ranking not be made available to other students. Students who were highly motivated to study were more likely to wish to have their ranking made available via dashboards. Those students who viewed a dashboard showing them as highly ranked relative to the unit average for an assignment were significantly more likely to be more motivated to study in this unit than those who were shown to be ranked well below the average. Recommendations for Practitioners: Although students were generally in favor of their cohort ranking being made available using dashboards, universities should proceed with caution when implementing these student-facing dashboards because of the potential for demotivating students. Recommendations for Researchers: Further investigation of the reasons why students do not wish to have their rankings made available via dashboards is needed. Impact on Society: This research contributes to the body of knowledge regarding student motivation and its relationship with student-facing learning analytics dashboards. Future Research Given the complexity of the issues investigated, more research is needed in this area.
学生真的想知道吗?研究学习分析仪表板与学生动机之间的关系
目的/目的:该项目的目的是探索信息技术学生对显示排名信息的面向学生的学习分析仪表板的看法,以及他们是否认为使用显示他们相对于其他学生的表现的仪表板会影响他们的学习动机。背景:虽然学术界一直关注使用学习分析仪表板来指导他们的教学,但对使用面向学生的仪表板的探索并不多,也没有对学生认为这些仪表板将对他们的学习动机产生的影响进行探索。研究方法:该研究调查了澳大利亚一所大学信息技术课程的学生。有关学生学习动机的数据是通过一项简短的在线调查收集的。贡献:本文增加了对面向学生的学习分析仪表板对学生的影响的知识。调查结果:大多数学生(63%)希望通过仪表板看到自己所在班级的排名,尽管大多数学生(91%)不希望其他学生看到自己的排名。学习积极性高的学生更有可能希望通过仪表板显示他们的排名。那些看到仪表盘上显示自己相对于单元平均成绩排名较高的学生,比那些看到排名远低于平均成绩的学生,更有可能更有动力学习这个单元。对从业者的建议:尽管学生们普遍赞成使用仪表板提供他们的队列排名,但大学在实施这些面向学生的仪表板时应谨慎行事,因为这可能会使学生失去动力。给研究人员的建议:需要进一步调查学生不希望通过仪表板提供排名的原因。对社会的影响:本研究对学生动机及其与面向学生的学习分析仪表板的关系的知识体系做出了贡献。鉴于所调查问题的复杂性,需要在这一领域进行更多的研究。
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