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