How can I get the values of data attributes in JavaScript code?

You can access it as

element.dataset.points

etc. So in this case: this.dataset.points

Because the dataset property wasn't supported by Internet Explorer until version 11, you may want to use getAttribute() instead:

document.getElementById("the-span").addEventListener("click", function(){
  console.log(this.getAttribute('data-type'));
});

Dataset documentation

getAttribute documentation

You need to access the dataset property:

document.getElementById("the-span").addEventListener("click", function() {
  var json = JSON.stringify({
    id: parseInt(this.dataset.typeid),
    subject: this.dataset.type,
    points: parseInt(this.dataset.points),
    user: "Luïs"
  });
});

Result:

// json would equal:
{ "id": 123, "subject": "topic", "points": -1, "user": "Luïs" }