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LA and Retention

All institutions identified retention as a key driver for LA activity. However, there emerged significant qualitative differences across institutions vis-à-vis how retention was ‘constructed’ and ultimately addressed through LA.

Two clear trajectories of LA-related retention activity were identified.

Trajectory 1:

  • Institutions identifying measurement and retention as their ultimate motivation
  • Retention typically conceptualised as an independent, reified and proximal phenomenon
  • Most institutions had implemented retention-related LA programs: contacting students at risk a common program
  • Limited or no evidence that institutions were preparing to extend their LA activity to teaching and learning domains

Trajectory 2:

  • Institutions identifying enhanced learning and experience outcomes as a means to retention
  • Retention an embedded and interdependent consequence of broader teaching and learning experience
  • LA focus extended beyond retention to broader, more holistic retention and student success strategies

LA and Retention

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  • About the Project
  • The Findings
  • Patterns of Learning Analytics Implementations
  • Model of Strategic Capability
  • 6 Mediating Dimensions of LA Activity
  • Learning Analytics is Complex: Rapid Innovation Cycle
  • LA and Retention
  • Sustainable Uptake of LA

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Twelve research authors of six different universities contributed to the 2015 Student Retention and Learning Analytics Report. Proudly supported by the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching.

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Student Retention and Learning Analytics Report:
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