This organization contains the companion code, data and web version of the book “Learning analytics methods and tutorials: A practical guide using R” which will be published by Springer in 2024. A pre-print web version of the book can be seen at https://lamethods.github.io. The book aims to provide a methodological guide for researchers to study, consult, and embark upon the first steps toward innovation in the learning analytics field. Thanks to the unique wealth of authors’ backgrounds and expertise, which include authors of R packages and experts in methods and applications, the book offers a comprehensive array of methods that are described thoroughly with a primer on their usage in prior research in education. These methods include sequence analysis, Markov models, factor analysis, process mining, network analysis, predictive modeling, and cluster analysis among others. A step-by-step tutorial using the R programming language with real-life datasets and case studies is presented for each method. In addition, the initial chapters are devoted to getting novice researchers up to speed with the R programming learners and the basics of data analysis.
Mohammed Saqr, University of Eastern Finland
Sonsoles López-Pernas, University of Eastern Finland
Miguel Conde, Universidad de León
Rogers Kaliisa, University of Oslo
Kamila Misiejuk, University of Bergen
Emorie Beck, UC Davis
Javier Conde, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Miguel Ángel Conde-González, University of León
Carlos Cuenca-Enrique, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Laura Del-Río-Carazo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Marion Durand, University of Eastern Finland
Merja Heinäniemi, University of Eastern Finland
Jouni Helske, University of Jyväskylä
Satu Helske, University of Turku
Ángel Hernández-García, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Jelena Jovanovic, University of Belgrade
Joran Jongerling, Tilburg University
Juho Kopra, University of Eastern Finland
Sonsoles López-Pernas, University of Eastern Finland
Kamila Misiejuk, University of Bergen
Keefe Murphy, Maynooth University
Gilbert Ritschard, University of Geneva
Andrew Ruis, University of Wisconsin
Mohammed Saqr, University of Eastern Finland
Luca Scrucca, Università degli Studi di Perugia
Matthias Studer, University of Geneva
David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin
Zachari Swiecki, Monash University
Yuanru Tan, University of Wisconsin
Santtu Tikka, University of Jyväskylä
Adrienne Traxler, University of Copenhagen
Leonie V.D.E. Vogelsmeier, Tilburg University