learning analytics
LER-ning an-uh-LIT-iks
ˈlɜːrnɪŋ ˌænəˈlɪtɪksListen
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the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and their learning contexts with the purpose of understanding and optimising learning outcomes and the environments in which they occur; draws on data science, educational psychology, and computer science to identify at-risk students, predict dropout, recommend resources, and evaluate the effectiveness of instructional interventions; raises significant ethical questions about student privacy, consent, algorithmic bias, and the reduction of complex human learning to quantifiable metrics
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