Authors:
Gábor Kismihók
1
;
Catherine Zhao
2
;
Michaéla C. Schippers
3
;
Stefan T. Mol
4
;
Scott Harrison
5
and
Shady Shehata
6
Affiliations:
1
Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany
;
2
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
;
3
Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
;
4
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
;
5
Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Frankfurt, Germany
;
6
YOURIKA, Waterloo, Canada
Keyword(s):
Goal Setting, Self-regulated Learning, Learning Intervention, Curriculum, MOOC, Higher Education.
Abstract:
This conceptual paper reviews the current status of goal setting in the area of technology enhanced learning and education. Besides a brief literature review, three current projects on goal setting are discussed. The paper shows that the main barriers for goal setting applications in education are not related to the technology, the available data or analytical methods, but rather the human factor. The most important bottlenecks are the lack of students’ goal setting skills and abilities, and the current curriculum design, which, especially in the observed higher education institutions, provides little support for goal setting interventions.