Like diamonds in the sky: how feedback can boost the amount of available data for learning analytics. (1st January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mazarakis, Athanasios
• Is Part Of: International journal of technology enhanced learning. Volume 5:Number 2(2013)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2013-01-01
• Subjects: motivation -- feedback -- field experiment -- learning; Educational technology -- Periodicals; Education -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Periodicals; Web-based instruction -- Periodicals; Computer-assisted instruction -- Periodicals; 371.3305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-5255

Abstract

This paper examines the role of feedback in the area of learning analytics. It introduces three different types of feedbacks, which enhance the motivation to play a learning game significantly longer than without feedback. A field experiment with 55 subjects has been conducted and evaluated to support these assumptions. Finally, the paper details the large number of open research questions in this area.