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Learning Analytics are any piece of information that can help an LMS user improve learning outcomes. Users include students, teachers, administrators and decision-makers. | Learning Analytics are any piece of information that can help an LMS user improve learning outcomes. Users include students, teachers, administrators and decision-makers. | ||
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There are a number of reports, blocks and other plugins for Moodle that provide learning analytics. | There are a number of reports, blocks and other plugins for Moodle that provide learning analytics. | ||
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! Plugin | ! Plugin | ||
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! Standard / Additional | ! Standard / Additional | ||
! Useful for | ! Useful for | ||
! Description | |||
! Reported usage* | ! Reported usage* | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | ||
| Filterable log of events | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 71.4% | | style="text-align:center;" | 71.4% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers | ||
| View count of activities in course | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 69.1% | | style="text-align:center;" | 69.1% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[:en:Using_Activity_completion|Activity completion]] | | [[:en:Using_Activity_completion|Activity completion]], see also [[:en:Using_Course_completion|Course completion]] | ||
| Report | | Report | ||
| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers | ||
| Completion matrix of students and activities | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 66.3% | | style="text-align:center;" | 66.3% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers, Admins | | Teachers, Admins | ||
| Automatically refreshing log of events | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 55.2% | | style="text-align:center;" | 55.2% | ||
|- | |||
| [[:en:Feedback_activity|Feedback]] | |||
| Activity | |||
| Standard | |||
| Teachers, Researchers | |||
| Configurable survey tool | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 59.5% | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[:en:Quiz_statistics_report|(Quiz) Statistics]] | | [[:en:Quiz_statistics_report|(Quiz) Statistics]] | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers | ||
| Student quiz performance report | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 53.0% | | style="text-align:center;" | 53.0% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers | ||
| Single student's participation in course | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 49.9% | | style="text-align:center;" | 49.9% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Activity | | Activity | ||
| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers, Researchers | ||
| Set of standardised educational surveys | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 45.6% | | style="text-align:center;" | 45.6% | ||
|- | |||
| [[:en:Inspire|Inspire]] | |||
| Administrative Tool | |||
| Additional migrating to Standard | |||
| Teachers, Researchers | |||
| Moodle native descriptive and predictive learning analytics | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | n/a | |||
|- | |||
| [http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_questionnaire Questionnaire] | |||
| Activity | |||
| Additional | |||
| Teachers, Researchers | |||
| Configurable survey tool | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 45.3% | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[:en:Course_overview_report|Course overview]] | | [[:en:Course_overview_report|Course overview]] | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Admins, Decision-makers | | Admins, Decision-makers | ||
| Comparison of participation across multiple courses | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 45.0% | | style="text-align:center;" | 45.0% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Students | | Students | ||
| View of student's own completion of activities | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 41.4% | | style="text-align:center;" | 41.4% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Students, Teachers | | Students, Teachers | ||
| Time management tool for students with overview for teachers | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 32.0% | | style="text-align:center;" | 32.0% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers, Admins | | Teachers, Admins | ||
| Events that can be monitored/searched in logs | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 28.6% | | style="text-align:center;" | 28.6% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Students | | Students | ||
| Leader-board of results in single activity | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 26.1% | | style="text-align:center;" | 26.1% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?id=82 Configurable Reports] | | [http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?id=82 Configurable Reports] | ||
([https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/ad-hoc_contributed_reports A list of contributed reports]) | ([https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/ad-hoc_contributed_reports A list of contributed reports]) | ||
| Block ([https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle-report_configurablereports Report]) | | Block ([https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle-report_configurablereports Report] [https://github.com/nadavkav/moodle-filter_crgraph Graphs filter]) | ||
| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | ||
| Report generation and viewing | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | 22.7% | | style="text-align:center;" | 22.7% | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Standard | | Standard | ||
| Teachers, Students | | Teachers, Students | ||
| View of student grades across activites | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [[Statistics]] | |||
| Report | |||
| Standard | |||
| Admins, Decision-makers | |||
| Daily activity across site | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [[:en:Event_monitoring|Event monitor]] | |||
| Report | |||
| Standard | |||
| Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | |||
| Proactive, focussed monitor tool | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | | style="text-align:center;" | N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | ||
| SQL-based report generation and viewing | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | | style="text-align:center;" | N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers | ||
| Configurable engagement measurement report and block | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | | style="text-align:center;" | N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Students, Teachers | | Students, Teachers | ||
| Estimated time online for students | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | | style="text-align:center;" | N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Teachers, Admins | | Teachers, Admins | ||
| Daily visits to site or course | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [http://moodle.org/plugins/view/block_gismo GISMO] | |||
| Block | |||
| Additional | |||
| Teachers | |||
| Numerous charts of student activity participation | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | | style="text-align:center;" | N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [http://moodle.org/plugins/view/ | | [http://moodle.org/plugins/view/block_xp Level Up!] | ||
| Block | | Block | ||
| Additional | |||
| Students, Teachers | |||
| Incentive-drive participation meter | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [http://moodle.org/plugins/report_forumgraph Forum Graph] | |||
| Report | |||
| Additional | | Additional | ||
| Teachers | | Teachers | ||
| Graph of forum interactions | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [https://moodle.org/plugins/block_analytics_graphs Analytics Graphs] | |||
| Block | |||
| Additional | |||
| Teachers | |||
| Visualisation of student participation | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [https://moodle.org/plugins/block_heatmap Heatmap] | |||
| Block | |||
| Additional | |||
| Teachers | |||
| Colour-coded indication of activity views on course page | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [https://moodle.org/plugins/local_analytics Analytics] | |||
| Local | |||
| Additional | |||
| Admins, Decision-makers | |||
| Enriched feed to Google Analytics and Pywick | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [https://moodle.org/plugins/gradereport_gradedist Grade distribution] | |||
| report | |||
| Additional | |||
| Teachers | |||
| Visualizes the grades of students in a course | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | |||
|- | |||
| [https://moodle.org/plugins/logstore_xapi Logstore xAPI] | |||
| Logstore | |||
| Additional | |||
| Admins, Decision-makers, Researchers | |||
| xAPI event stream output | |||
| style="text-align:center;" | N/A | | style="text-align:center;" | N/A | ||
|} | |} | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Reported usage is drawn from the [http://research.moodle.net/71/1/Plugins%20Usage%20Survey%202015%20Report.pdf Plugins Usage Survey from 2015]. | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Reported usage is drawn from the [http://research.moodle.net/71/1/Plugins%20Usage%20Survey%202015%20Report.pdf Plugins Usage Survey from 2015]. | ||
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== Integrations with Moodle == | == Integrations with Moodle == | ||
A number of systems integrate with Moodle to provide learning analytics information. | A number of systems integrate with Moodle to provide learning analytics information externally. | ||
* [http://damos.world/2013/08/30/the-moodle-activity-viewer-mav-heatmaps-of-student-activity/ Moodle Activity Viewer] (MAV) ([https://github.com/damoclark/mav-enterprise Git]) | * [http://damos.world/2013/08/30/the-moodle-activity-viewer-mav-heatmaps-of-student-activity/ Moodle Activity Viewer] (MAV) ([https://github.com/damoclark/mav-enterprise Git]), consider [https://moodle.org/plugins/block_heatmap Heatmap] as an alternative | ||
* [http://www.intelliboard.net/ Intelliboard] | * [http://www.intelliboard.net/ Intelliboard] | ||
* [http://www.lambdasolutions.net/products/lmsreporting/ Zoola (was Analytika)] | |||
* [https://learninglocker.net/ Learning Locker], can be used with [https://moodle.org/plugins/logstore_xapi Logstore xAPI] | |||
* [http://klassdata.com/smartklass-learning-analytics-plugin/learning-analytics-moodle-smartklass/ SmartKlass] | |||
* [http://www.blackboard.com/education-analytics/blackboard-predict.aspx Blackboard Predict] | |||
* [http://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au/research/edutech/completing-the-loop Completing the loop] | |||
* [https://www.iadlearning.com/ IADlearning] offers institutions and educators a rich set of analytics allowing them to understand the quality of their training content, as well as the quality of the ongoing learning processes. | |||
== Dimensions of Analytics == | |||
Learning analytics are a concept that has been emerging under a number of different names through the past decades. Its origins lie in research in data mining and intelligent tutoring systems. LA tools can be categorised in a number of ways: | |||
* Descriptive | |||
* Predictive | |||
* Diagnostic | |||
* Prescriptive | |||
== See also... == | == See also... == | ||
* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=8044 Analytics and reporting forum] | |||
* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=8205 Moodle Research forum] | |||
* [[:dev:Moodle_research|Moodle research page]] | |||
* [[Logging]] | * [[Logging]] | ||
* [[:en:Events_list_report|Events list]] | |||
* [[:dev:Learning_Analytics_Specification|Learning Analytics API specification]] | * [[:dev:Learning_Analytics_Specification|Learning Analytics API specification]] | ||
* [[:dev: | * [[:dev:Working_Groups#Assessment_Analytics|Assessment Analytics working group details and issues]] | ||
* [[:dev:Event_2|Events specification]] | |||
* [[:dev:Logging_2|Logging specification]] | * [[:dev:Logging_2|Logging specification]] | ||
* [[:dev:reportbuilder/API|Report Builder API specification]] | * [[:dev:reportbuilder/API|Report Builder API specification]] | ||
* Use [https://moodle.org/plugins/filter_generico Generico filter] to display custom DB reports with graphs [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=324771#p1334032 Demo / Forums] | |||
* [https://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/solving-the-ethical-and-legal-issues-around-learning-analytics-a-series-of-podcasts-11-mar-2016 Solving the ethical and legal issues around learning analytics: a series of podcasts] | |||
== Presentations == | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHv4vp1hxQc&index=5&list=TLGCVIc9g1-qUMUxOTEwMjAxNg Moodle Analytics Plans I Elizabeth Dalton at MoodleMoot Australia 2016] (video 24m) | |||
[[Category:Report]] | [[Category:Report]] | ||
[[Category:Analytics]] | |||
[[es:Análisis del aprendizaje]] | [[es:Análisis del aprendizaje]] |
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Learning Analytics are any piece of information that can help an LMS user improve learning outcomes. Users include students, teachers, administrators and decision-makers.
Moodle Plugins
There are a number of reports, blocks and other plugins for Moodle that provide learning analytics.
Plugin | Plugin type | Standard / Additional | Useful for | Description | Reported usage* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Logs | Report | Standard | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | Filterable log of events | 71.4% |
Activity | Report | Standard | Teachers | View count of activities in course | 69.1% |
Activity completion, see also Course completion | Report | Standard | Teachers | Completion matrix of students and activities | 66.3% |
Live logs | Report | Standard | Teachers, Admins | Automatically refreshing log of events | 55.2% |
Feedback | Activity | Standard | Teachers, Researchers | Configurable survey tool | 59.5% |
(Quiz) Statistics | Report | Standard | Teachers | Student quiz performance report | 53.0% |
(Course) Participation | Report | Standard | Teachers | Single student's participation in course | 49.9% |
Survey | Activity | Standard | Teachers, Researchers | Set of standardised educational surveys | 45.6% |
Inspire | Administrative Tool | Additional migrating to Standard | Teachers, Researchers | Moodle native descriptive and predictive learning analytics | n/a |
Questionnaire | Activity | Additional | Teachers, Researchers | Configurable survey tool | 45.3% |
Course overview | Report | Standard | Admins, Decision-makers | Comparison of participation across multiple courses | 45.0% |
Course completion status | Block | Standard | Students | View of student's own completion of activities | 41.4% |
Progress Bar | Block | Additional | Students, Teachers | Time management tool for students with overview for teachers | 32.0% |
Events list | Report | Standard | Teachers, Admins | Events that can be monitored/searched in logs | 28.6% |
Activity results block | Block | Standard | Students | Leader-board of results in single activity | 26.1% |
Configurable Reports | Block (Report Graphs filter) | Additional | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | Report generation and viewing | 22.7% |
(Gradebook) Overview | Report | Standard | Teachers, Students | View of student grades across activites | N/A |
Statistics | Report | Standard | Admins, Decision-makers | Daily activity across site | N/A |
Event monitor | Report | Standard | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | Proactive, focussed monitor tool | N/A |
Ad-hoc database queries | Report | Additional | Teachers, Admins, Decision-makers | SQL-based report generation and viewing | N/A |
Engagement Analytics | Block, Report, Activity module | Additional | Teachers | Configurable engagement measurement report and block | N/A |
Course Dedication | Block | Additional | Students, Teachers | Estimated time online for students | N/A |
Graph Stats | Block | Additional | Teachers, Admins | Daily visits to site or course | N/A |
GISMO | Block | Additional | Teachers | Numerous charts of student activity participation | N/A |
Level Up! | Block | Additional | Students, Teachers | Incentive-drive participation meter | N/A |
Forum Graph | Report | Additional | Teachers | Graph of forum interactions | N/A |
Analytics Graphs | Block | Additional | Teachers | Visualisation of student participation | N/A |
Heatmap | Block | Additional | Teachers | Colour-coded indication of activity views on course page | N/A |
Analytics | Local | Additional | Admins, Decision-makers | Enriched feed to Google Analytics and Pywick | N/A |
Grade distribution | report | Additional | Teachers | Visualizes the grades of students in a course | N/A |
Logstore xAPI | Logstore | Additional | Admins, Decision-makers, Researchers | xAPI event stream output | N/A |
* Reported usage is drawn from the Plugins Usage Survey from 2015.
Integrations with Moodle
A number of systems integrate with Moodle to provide learning analytics information externally.
- Moodle Activity Viewer (MAV) (Git), consider Heatmap as an alternative
- Intelliboard
- Zoola (was Analytika)
- Learning Locker, can be used with Logstore xAPI
- SmartKlass
- Blackboard Predict
- Completing the loop
- IADlearning offers institutions and educators a rich set of analytics allowing them to understand the quality of their training content, as well as the quality of the ongoing learning processes.
Dimensions of Analytics
Learning analytics are a concept that has been emerging under a number of different names through the past decades. Its origins lie in research in data mining and intelligent tutoring systems. LA tools can be categorised in a number of ways:
- Descriptive
- Predictive
- Diagnostic
- Prescriptive
See also...
- Analytics and reporting forum
- Moodle Research forum
- Moodle research page
- Logging
- Events list
- Learning Analytics API specification
- Assessment Analytics working group details and issues
- Events specification
- Logging specification
- Report Builder API specification
- Use Generico filter to display custom DB reports with graphs Demo / Forums
- Solving the ethical and legal issues around learning analytics: a series of podcasts