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The measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs.

(Learning and Academic Analytics, Siemens, G., 5 August 2011, http://www.learninganalytics.net/?p=131)

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What are the advantages of using learning analytics?

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What are the advantages of using learning analytics?

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As a teacher, learning analytics takes student data anaylsis one step further. Teachers use student data to accomplish many things. We used data to see which students are demonstrating growth in different subject areas and specifically which Common Core standard. We can see who is excelling and where they are excelling. Vice versa, student data also show us where students are struggling and in what areas their struggle may be.

I like this information from the website https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/mar/26/learning-analytics-student-progress,   "Learning analytics draw on the expertise of data miners, who find and make use of patterns in big datasets. They combine this with pedagogy – the things we know about teaching, learning and assessment. Analytics make use of the digital traces left by learners in online learning environments in order to improve teaching and learning and the environments in which these take place."

In the past, this data collection came primarily from paper and pencil assessments. Today, we receive student data through learning analytics that can be gather from many online programs available today. This allows for more focused/targeted teaching as needed.

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How do you see yourself personally using learning analytics?

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How do you see yourself personally using learning analytics?

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I currently receive information from learning analytics from several programs in math and reading.  I gather data from Discovery Education, Dreambox, Aleks, and i-Ready.  Students participate in online lessons and assessments/diagnostics.  These programs have many reports that enable me to understand where my students are in their learning and how to optimize their learning whether it is through enrichment or remediation.

As you can see from the samples below, this is just the tip of the learning analytics that I can utilize to drive my instructions. I can use this data to determine grouping, accelerated learning, and focus for remediation. The data helps me do a better job to help my students show growth in their learning.

This shows all the data available from Discovery Education:

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This is a sample of the data I can retrieve from i-Ready (reading):

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This is a sample of the data I can retrieve from Dreambox (Math):