What Preservice Teachers Really Expect From Teacher Dashboards (Poster 21)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Saturday 8:00 a.m.
  In Poster Session: Online Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session II

Abstract

Educational data can be analyzed and visualized on teacher dashboards using learning analytics. Educational data literacy is required to increase acceptance and use of teacher dashboards, and dashboards need to meet stakeholders’ expectations. Yet, research on educational data literacy, learning analytics, and dashboards is limited in the school context. Therefore, this exploratory study investigates pre-service teachers’ educational data literacy, their practical experiences in data use, what features they expect on teacher dashboards, and their associated concerns. Findings indicate mediocre educational data literacy and limited experience in data use focusing on student performance and on organization data. Dashboards are envisioned to include a holistic support for teaching-related activities but are associated with concerns such as privacy, updating data, biases, or high workload.

Authors

• Clara Schumacher, University of Potsdam

• Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Mannheim