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Learning Analytics in Education, Advantages and Issues: A Systematic Literature Review
Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 1 Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 2 Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 3 Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
- 4 Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Creative Education·Volume 13 (2022)·Pages 2913–2920·Published 1 September 2022·DOI10.4236/ce.2022.139183
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Abstract
Learning Analytics ( LA ) is emerging rapidly in the field of education. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the advantages and issues of Learning Analytics in education. This paper reports a systematic literature review on learning analytics in educational settings. A total of 26 published papers and indexed journals collected from several databases w ere reviewed and analysed. Articles were coded into two categories: advantages and issues by using the NVivo 12 software. This paper identified advantages of using learning analytics in education which included teaching quality, management of educational institutions and forecasting, and prediction of risky students, while issues found in Learning Analytics were ethical and privacy, data collection and analysis, and evaluation process.
KeywordsEducationLearning AnalyticsLearning Analytics in EducationsAdvantagesIssues
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