ERIC Number: EJ1205577
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 12
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Reconsidering Data in Learning Analytics: Opportunities for Critical Research Using a Documentation Studies Framework
Learning, Media and Technology, v44 n1 p52-63 2019
In this article, we argue that the contributions of documentation studies can provide a useful framework for analyzing the datafication of students due to emerging learning analytics (LA) practices. Specifically, the concepts of individuals being 'made into' data and how that data is 'considered as' can help to frame vital questions concerning the use of student data in LA. More specifically, approaches informed by documentation studies will enable researchers to address the sociotechnical processes underlying how students are constructed into data, and ways data about students are considered and understood. We draw on these concepts to identify and describe three areas for future research in LA. With the description of each area, we provide a brief analysis of current practices in American higher education, highlighting how documentation studies enables deeper analytical digging.
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Documentation, Guidelines, Data Collection, Higher Education, College Students, Student Records, Academic Advising, Course Selection (Students), School Holding Power, Computer Software, Statistical Analysis, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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