Teaching Analytics Across Multiple Systems: A Case Study at a Junior High School in Japan

Abstract

This study analyzed and visualized the daily behaviors of teachers on multiple systems using Experience API (xAPI). The results revealed that the learning management system was routinely used, while the learning analytics dashboard was not. Further, we examined how the teacher used the dashboard during the experimental classes with a learning analytics researcher. The results showed that the use of e-book readers and dashboards was encouraged on the day when the researcher attended class together. Additionally, the timings when the teacher checked the dashboard were getting earlier in each class. These results imply that the repeated use of a dashboard and the help of an expert foster the literacy of teachers in using educational data in their classes.