PRISMA 2020 Checklist – "Machine learning and generative AI in learning analytics for higher education: A systematic review of models, trends, and challenges"

PRISMA 2020 Checklist – “Machine learning and generative AI in learning analytics for higher education: A systematic review of models, trends, and challenges”. This PDF file contains the completed PRISMA 2020 checklist, filled out by the authors to document how each reporting item is addressed in the manuscript. The checklist accompanies the main article and dataset deposited in Zenodo, which analyze 101 empirical studies published between 2018 and 2025 on the use of Machine Learning (ML) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Learning Analytics for higher education. This document enhances transparency and reproducibility by ensuring alignment with the PRISMA 2020 reporting guidelines.