Utilizing Learning Analytics-Based Activities as a Bridge to Enhance Elementary Students Mathematical Learning

Decimal misconceptions are a persistent challenge in mathematics education, often hindering students long-term understanding. This study examines how learning analytics (LA) can be effectively integrated into instructional sequences to address these misconceptions, providing teachers with real-time...

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Autores: Tirado Olivares, Sergio, Mínguez Pardo, Rocío, Olmo Muñoz, Javier del, González-Calero Somoza, José Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/43805
Acceso en línea:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11006300
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/43805
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Decimal numbers
Example-based learning
Formative assessment
Learning analytics
Primary education
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Sumario:Decimal misconceptions are a persistent challenge in mathematics education, often hindering students long-term understanding. This study examines how learning analytics (LA) can be effectively integrated into instructional sequences to address these misconceptions, providing teachers with real-time insights for formative assessment. Despite the growing presence of technology in education, LA remains underutilized at the primary level. The study involved 235 fifth- and sixth-grade students completing decimal number tasks through a Moodle-based platform. Students were assigned to one of three conditions: tasks based on correct examples (CE-tasks, n = 79), erroneous examples (EE-tasks, n = 80), or no tasks (control group, n = 76). Results indicate that example-based tasks significantly improve learning outcomes, particularly for students with lower prior knowledge, who benefited more from CE-tasks. LA data effectively predicted student performance, demonstrating its potential as a formative assessment tool. Importantly, results suggests that the observed effects were consistent across male and female students. These findings highlight the need to integrate LA into daily teaching practice, enabling educators to identify misconceptions and tailor instruction accordingly. Given the positive student reception and the efficiency of LA-driven interventions, this study underscores its relevance for policy decisions aimed at enhancing mathematics education in primary schools.