Importance of Theory in Learning Analytics in Formal and Workplace Settings

Shane Dawson; Negin Mirriahi; Dragan Gasevic

doi:10.18608/jla.2015.22.1

Importance of Theory in Learning Analytics in Formal and Workplace Settings

Shane Dawson, Negin Mirriahi, Dragan Gasevic

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This issue is a call for researchers and practitioners to reflect on progress to date and understand the criticality of theory – how it facilitates interpretation of findings but also how it can also restrict and confine our thinking through the assumptions many theoretical models bring. As education paradigms further shift and juxtapose informal and formal learning settings there is a need to re‐visit any underlying theoretical assumptions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Journal	Journal of Learning Analytics
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18608/jla.2015.22.1
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2015

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learning analytics
learning theory
workplace learning
formal education

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