Quantum of Choice: How learners’ feedback monitoring decisions, goals and self-regulated learning skills are related

I. Jivet; Jacqueline  Wong; M. Scheffel; Manuel  Valle Torre; M.M. Specht; H.J. Drachsler

doi:10.1145/3448139.3448179

Quantum of Choice: How learners’ feedback monitoring decisions, goals and self-regulated learning skills are related

I. Jivet
, Jacqueline Wong
, M. Scheffel
, Manuel Valle Torre
, M.M. Specht
, H.J. Drachsler

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Article in proceeding › Academic › peer-review

Abstract

Learning analytics dashboards (LADs) are designed as feedback tools for learners, but until recently, learners rarely have had a say in how LADs are designed and what information they receive through LADs. To overcome this shortcoming, we have developed a customisable LAD for Coursera MOOCs on which learners can set goals and choose indicators to monitor. Following a mixed-methods approach, we analyse 401 learners’ indicator selection behaviour in order to understand the decisions they make on the LAD and whether learner goals and self-regulated learning skills influence these decisions. We found that learners overwhelmingly chose indicators about completed activities. Goals are not associated with indicator selection behaviour, while help-seeking skills predict learners’ choice of monitoring their engagement in discussions and time management skills predict learners’ interest in procrastination indicators. The findings have implications for our understanding of learners’ use of LADs and their design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	LAK21 Conference Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	The impact we make: The contributions of learning analytics to learning
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	416-427
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-8935-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3448139.3448179
Publication status	Published - Apr 2021
Event	11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference - Online, Irvine, United States Duration: 12 Apr 2021 → 16 Apr 2021 Conference number: 11 https://www.solaresearch.org/events/lak/lak21/

Conference

Conference	11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference
Abbreviated title	LAK21
Country/Territory	United States
City	Irvine
Period	12/04/21 → 16/04/21
Internet address	https://www.solaresearch.org/events/lak/lak21/

Keywords

Customisable dashboard
Feedback
Learner goal
Learning dashboard
Self-regulated learning

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Jivet, I., Wong, J., Scheffel, M., Valle Torre, M., Specht, M. M., & Drachsler, H. J. (2021). Quantum of Choice: How learners’ feedback monitoring decisions, goals and self-regulated learning skills are related. In LAK21 Conference Proceedings: The impact we make: The contributions of learning analytics to learning (pp. 416-427). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3448139.3448179

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Jivet, I, Wong, J, Scheffel, M, Valle Torre, M, Specht, MM & Drachsler, HJ 2021, Quantum of Choice: How learners’ feedback monitoring decisions, goals and self-regulated learning skills are related. in LAK21 Conference Proceedings: The impact we make: The contributions of learning analytics to learning. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, pp. 416-427, 11th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, Irvine, United States, 12/04/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3448139.3448179

Quantum of Choice: How learners’ feedback monitoring decisions, goals and self-regulated learning skills are related. / Jivet, I.; Wong, Jacqueline; Scheffel, M. et al.
LAK21 Conference Proceedings: The impact we make: The contributions of learning analytics to learning. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2021. p. 416-427.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Article in proceeding › Academic › peer-review

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Jivet I, Wong J, Scheffel M, Valle Torre M, Specht MM, Drachsler HJ. Quantum of Choice: How learners’ feedback monitoring decisions, goals and self-regulated learning skills are related. In LAK21 Conference Proceedings: The impact we make: The contributions of learning analytics to learning. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2021. p. 416-427 doi: 10.1145/3448139.3448179

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