Exploring critical factors of the perceived usefulness of a learning analytics dashboard for distance university students

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 46 - 23
• Main Authors: Rets, Irina, Herodotou, Christothea, Bayer, Vaclav, Hlosta, Martin, Rienties, Bart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 02.09.2021; BioMed Central, Ltd; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Age; College Students; Colleges & universities; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Dashboards; Distance Education; Distance learning; Educational Technology; Educational tests & measurements; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Instructional Design; Law; Learning; Learning Analytics; Learning analytics dashboard; Perceived usefulness; Research Article; Self Esteem; Statistics for Social Sciences; Student Attitudes; Student Needs; Technology acceptance; Technology Acceptance Model; Trust (Psychology); University students; Usability; Perceived usefulness; Technology acceptance; Distance learning; Learning analytics dashboard

Learning analytics dashboards (LADs) can provide learners with insights about their study progress through visualisations of the learner and learning data. Despite their potential usefulness to support learning, very few studies on LADs have considered learners’ needs and have engaged learners in th...