Studying reflection as a self-assessment tool for online learning
Ya Mo, Ph.D., College of Education
About the project
It is often difficult to assess how much a student is learning in an online course because of the lack of interaction and the high level of autonomy. Dr. Mo has developed a new method of assessment in which students take a test made up of both constructive-response and selected-response questions and then complete a self-evaluation based on feedback from professors and provided correct answers to determine how well they did. They will be asked to rationalize their decisions in the test and in the self-evaluation to create an understanding of how much they have learned.
About the author
Ya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies. She is also a research fellow at the National Institute of Statistical Sciences. Her research focuses on quantitative methods, psychometric measures, and assessments, and applying quantitative research methods to study substantive education topics, especially large-scale assessments. She is a co-investigator on the new NSF-funded Assessing Disciplinary Attentiveness project.