Trends and issues in student-facing learning analytics reporting systems research

Abstract

We conducted a literature review on systems that track learning analytics data (e.g., resource use, time spent, assessment data, etc.) and provide a report back to students in the form of visualizations, feedback, or recommendations. This review included a rigorous article search process; 945 articles were identified in the initial search. After filtering out articles that did not meet the inclusion criteria, 94 articles were included in the final analysis. Articles were coded on five categories chosen based on previous work done in this area: functionality, data sources, design analysis, perceived effects, and actual effects. The purpose of this review is to identify trends in the current student-facing learning analytics reporting system literature and provide recommendations for learning analytics researchers and practitioners for future work.