Share Paper: Utilizing Learning Analytics for Study Success: A Systematic Review

  1. Jane Yin-Kim Yau, University of Mannheim, Germany
  2. Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Mannheim, Germany
  3. Dana-Kristin Mah, University of Potsdam, Germany
Wednesday, June 27 2:45 PM-3:15 PM Jordaan 1

Abstract: This study examines the utilization of learning analytics to support study success. Our main research question was to identify whether there is a link between learning analytics and the respective intervention measures to increase study success. Our systematic review consisted of empirical studies conducted during the past five years (2013-2017). Search terms identified 6220 papers from various sources. After duplicated articles were removed, there were 3163 papers remaining. Each of the abstracts of the papers was screened and the inclusion criteria (such as peer-reviewed, quantitative research findings) limited the key studies to 46. This paper presents an overview of the ...