Evaluating learning design of first-year chemistry through learning analytics

Learning analytics, which involves the measurement, collection analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts may provide understanding and optimisation of learning environments. Recently, there has been growing interest among various education sectors in utilising learners’ data from different sources to provide support for the achievement of their specific learning goals. The expansion of online learning has yielded a rise of big data which may be employed to guide educators in designing learning environments, that together with appropriate instructional materials and methods, are able to address challenges in bridging discipline content and pedagogy.