GOAL Project: Developing Technology Support for Acquisition of Self Direction Skill

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20942
• Project/Area Number (Other): 18H05746 (2018)
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund (2019); Single-year Grants (2018)
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Majumdar Rwito 京都大学, 学術情報メディアセンター, 特定研究員 (30823348)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: GOAL / Self-directed Learning / Learning Analytics / DAPER model / Quantified Self / Wearable trackers / Self Direction Skills

Outline of Final Research Achievements

GOAL project achieved to build a platform to collect learning and physical activity data of learners. Based on the user's reading behaviours and physical activity logs the system supported a DAPER (data collection - analysis - planning - execution monitoring - reflection) model to train for self-direction skills. Our need analysis highlighted the necessity of improving self-direction skills in learners both at school and university levels. The features required in the technology platform was refined over two design iterations. The initial data collected is a first of its kind dataset of learner's attribute from beyond daily learning activity context. Based on that we proposed data-driven models to measure their analysis and planning skills. It was also used to understand students self-directed learning behaviours.

Free Research Field

social informatics, learning analytics

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

The GOAL introduced a data-driven approach for measuring and adaptively supporting self-directed skills following the proposed DAPER process. The technical foundation paves way for further research using student's learning and physical activity data.