To better understand students' experiences of the project, we collected qualitative feedback through two focus groups conducted at New Uzbekistan University and interview with students at Mamun University. These discussions provided valuable insights into students' perspectives and complemented the project's quantitative findings.
The conversations explored several key themes, including students' overall course experience, their understanding of engagement monitoring and learning analytics, and the impact of project interventions such as personalised emails, conditional access, and engagement monitoring. Students were also asked to identify the most helpful aspects of the learning analytics approach, discuss any challenges they encountered, and provide recommendations for future improvements.
The findings have played an important role in evaluating the project and will inform the continued development of learning analytics practices, ensuring that future initiatives are shaped by student feedback and experience.
New Uzbekistan University
Focus Group 1: First Year BSc Economics and Data Science
Focus Group 2: First and Second Year BSc Industrial Management
Mamun University