710203Beluga Learning - 'LATTE' (Learning Analytics Through Touch-based Education)ClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKIn the Learning Analytics Through Touch-based Education (LATTE) Project research will be undertaken into the collection, collation and analysis of learning metrics e.g. user response and interactions. These metrics will be derived from information gathered from a free, learning ‘app’ targeted at Key Stages 2-4 education in Mathematics. The ‘app’ will present touch-based, Mathematical, formative learning activities to learners. The corresponding responses and actions of the learners to these activities are reported to a remote analytics engine. This information is analysed to provide a wide range of metrics to characterize the performance and capabilities of the learner in the context of the peer group on a local, regional, national and international scale. The realisation of this capability requires research into: 1) the analytics-oriented generic content model that will be used as the basis for determining progress through the content (the model must be capable of reflecting any content created for the subject matter); 2) the new algorithms that are required to map the touch-based actions into the corresponding learning activities presented through the content; 3) the new algorithms used to analyse the learning activity data to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the learner with respect to the learning objectives and expected outcomes (the aim is to look for hidden correlations, to include historic data acquired from prior learning activities, to determine pedagogic relevant measurements and to demonstrate learning progress against learning standards). The key deliverable will be a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) demonstration to show that it is possible to: 1) create a touch-based learning content ‘app’ from which key state information can be reported; 2) analyse the data and create appropriate metrics from which it is possible to describe the capabilities of the learner; and 3) analyse the data to track learning progress against learning standards.