7. Learning Analytics (LA)

Learning Analytics (LA) is becoming an essential tool for optimising teaching processes by providing insight into teaching effectiveness and students' needs.

LA significantly improves the well-being of students by enabling early identification of academic difficulties and providing personalised support, which reduces the feeling of being lost and improves psychological well-being. Data analysis also allows them to have customised learning paths and greater control over their own education.

Learning analytics is also useful for teachers because, through a differentiated and improved pedagogical approach, it adapts teaching to students' needs and increases satisfaction with the results achieved.

For management staff of higher education institutions, LA provides key insights for informed strategic decision-making regarding programme improvement and resource allocation, thereby enhancing the overall quality of education.

It is important to emphasise that for the successful application of learning analytics, it is crucial to ensure the ethical and transparent use of data and privacy protection to avoid the feeling of surveillance and to build trust.

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