Teaching and assessing social sciences in the digital age: the use of learning analytics for formative assessment. A review of the state of the art

A BSTRACT : Technological progress is changing education. The learning process and the competencies developed are now more important. In the specific case of social sciences, these processes focus not only on memorizing essential theoretical content but also on fostering skills such as historical thinking, which are closely related to necessary 21st-century competencies like critical or reflective thinking. Emerging technologies allow new active methodologies, where students are the protagonists of their learning. This article explores, based on existing literature and evidence found in other areas of knowledge, how to apply active methodologies and renew assessment processes thanks to techniques such as learning analytics and student response systems to improve student achievement and motivation, while allowing a paradigm shift in assessment processes.