1. Jane Russell, Anna Smith, Alexandra Nica & Ross Miller
Elements of Success: Student Use of Learning Analytics Platform: Perceptions, Actions, and Achievement
Jane Russell, Anna Smith, Alexandra Nica & Ross Miller
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2. Agenda Why Elements of Success? Elements of Success Interface
Student Use of Elements of Success
Perceptions
Actions
Achievement
Instructor Insight
Opportunity for you
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3. Why Elements of Success? Why Student Success?
How am I doing?
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4. Elements of Success
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5. 10/20/2017
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6. 'Current Standing’ module
'Current Standing’ module. Overview of how students are doing in their course compared to their peers. They get a textual representation and then they can see actual points as well in the graph.
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7. 10/20/2017
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8. 10/20/2017
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9. 10/20/2017
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10. 10/20/2017
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11. 10/20/2017
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12. 10/20/2017
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13. 10/20/2017
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14. 10/20/2017
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15. Background of the Study in ECON
4 online economics courses in Summer 2018 (N = 129)
Pre- and Post-Surveys (93% response rate)
Grit, Self-Efficacy, Self-regulation skills
Perceptions of EoS
Actions taken (if any) after viewing EoS
Demographics
Course performance
Exams
Final score
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16. Students’ Perceptions
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17. Students’ Perceptions
“It lets you know where you stand. For most courses you're in the dark until grades come out.”
“I know if it's a really hard class/task or if I just need to step it up on a personal level more.”
“It has shown me that what I am doing to prepare for assignments and exams is working for me.”
“It motivates me to study more. I need to get my grade up and spend more time learning the material.”
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18. Students’ Actions
Students were most likely to report spending more time preparing for exams and least likely to report contacting the instructor
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19. Students’ Actions
Students were most likely to report spending more time preparing for exams and least likely to report contacting the instructor
Students who felt that EoS was encouraging took more actions on average to improve their performance
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20. Students’ Actions
Students were most likely to report spending more time preparing for exams and least likely to report contacting the instructor
Students who felt that EoS was encouraging took more actions on average to improve their performance
Students who felt worried or discouraged by the information still took action
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21. Standardized Estimate
Achievement
Variable
Estimate
Standardized Estimate
Pre-semester GPA
1.61
.10
Exam 1
0.39***
.64
Grit
1.03*
.11
Self Efficacy
2.39***
.22
Exam Preparation
4.07***
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22. Standardized Estimate
Achievement
Variable
Estimate
Standardized Estimate
Pre-semester GPA
1.61
.10
Exam 1
0.39***
.64
Grit
1.03*
.11
Self Efficacy
2.39***
.22
Exam Preparation
4.07***
Spending more time on exams was a significant predictor of course performance
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23. Conclusions
Students perceptions of EoS were positive
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24. Conclusions Students perceptions of EoS were positive
Students who felt EoS was encouraging were more likely to take action to improve their performance
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25. Conclusions Students perceptions of EoS were positive
Students who felt EoS was encouraging were more likely to take action to improve their performance
These actions are positively related to course outcomes
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26. Instructor Insight
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27. Instructor Insight
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28. Instructor Insight
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29. Questions?
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30. Opportunity for You
Elements of Success is available to you. Supporting Your Students’ Academic Resilience: Nov. 1 (TH) 12:00 – 1:15 Elements of Success Research & Assessment Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
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