Health professions students' acceptance and readiness for learning analytics: lessons for educators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Learning analytics (LA) is a tool for gathering, analysing, and interpreting data related to student's learning behaviour, engagement, and performance. As the student data collected by the institutions are used to construct LA, it is essential to understand the acceptance and readiness of the students regarding the implementation of LA.

Methods

A sequential mixed method research design was used in this study. A validated questionnaire was distributed to undergraduate students of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy programmes to collect their general views on LA. Focus group interviews with a total of 18 students were conducted to explore their perceptions in depth, followed by thematic analysis of the transcribed data.

Results

Generally, the students were awar

SUBMITTER: Hussan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583447 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature