Beardsley, Marc YoshimiMartínez Moreno, JuditVujovic, MilicaSantos Rodríguez, PatríciaHernández Leo, Davinia2021-01-222020Beardsley M, Martínez Moreno J, Vujovic M, Santos P, Hernández-Leo D. Enhancing consent forms to support participant decision making in multimodal learning data research. Br J Educ Technol. 2020 Jul 5;51(5):1631-52. DOI: 10.1111/bjet.129830007-1013http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46245Advances in the field of multimodal learning analytics (MMLA) research is often accomplished by actively exploring new technologies and techniques related to the collection and analysis of data. Exploration of ethical principles and procedures for governing the use of new technologies and techniques, however, is not as readily pursued. As collected data grow in complexity and invasiveness, potentially, a growing need is arising to scrutinize ethical aspects of MMLA research. In our study, we introduce an informed consent comprehension test for educational technology research and assess the effects of enhancing MMLA consent forms on comprehension of informed consent and on rates of enrollment in a MMLA study. One form is written from a researcher perspective and the other from a participant perspective. Results of the study involving first‐year undergraduate students suggest that the overall level of comprehension did not differ between conditions. Yet, the participant‐oriented consent form resulted in significantly lower rates of enrollment. Implications for MMLA researchers are discussed.application/pdfengThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Beardsley M, Martínez Moreno J, Vujovic M, Santos P, Hernández-Leo D. Enhancing consent forms to support participant decision making in multimodal learning data research. Br J Educ Technol. 2020 Jul 5, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12983. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12983Multimodal learning analyticsEthicsData risksInformed decision makingInformed consentinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess