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ERIC Number: EJ1464134
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0266-4909
EISSN: EISSN-1365-2729
Available Date: 2025-03-13
Students' Use of a Learning Analytics Dashboard and Influence of Reference Frames: Goal Setting, Motivation, and Performance
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, v41 n2 e70015 2025
Background: University students need to self-regulate but are sometimes incapable of doing so. Learning Analytics Dashboards (LADs) can support students' appraisal of study behaviour, from which goals can be set and performed. However, it is unclear how goal-setting and self-motivation within self-regulated learning elicits behaviour when using an LAD. Objectives: This study's purpose is exploring reference frames' influence on goal setting, LAD elements' influence on student motivation, and the predictive value of goal setting and motivation on behaviour, adding to our understanding of the factors predicting task attainment and the role of reference frames. Methods: In an experimental survey design, university students (n = 88) used an LAD with a peer reference frame (Condition 1) or without one (Condition 2), set a goal, determined goal difficulty, self-assessed motivation and LAD elements' influence on motivation. Researchers coded goal specificity. Four weeks later, students self-assessed task attainment, task satisfaction, time on task, and task frequency. T-tests and MANOVA explored effects of the reference frame. Regression analyses determined predictive potential of goal difficulty, goal specificity, and motivation on goal attainment. Results and Conclusions: Results showed no difference between conditions on goal specificity, difficulty, or motivation. The peer reference frame's perceived influence on motivation was small. LAD elements' influence on motivation varied but were mainly positive. Regression models were not predictive, except the task satisfaction exploratory model. Most participants (77%) attained their goals. Reference frame integration should be carefully considered, given potential negative effects. Students may require educators' support when setting goals, but the support should balance students' autonomy.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www-wiley-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Utrecht Center for Research and Development of Health Professions Education, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; 2Department of Education, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands