Abstract
An online self-assessment for informed study decisions in higher online education is being developed following a design-based research approach. The rationale behind the self-assessment is that better decision making will address the ongoing concern of non-completion in higher online education. In the process of designing the self-assessment, five sources of validity evidence are collected: evidence on content, predictive value, internal structure, response processes, and consequences. Evidence on the content, internal structure and predictive value of the subtests was collected by means of a literature study and correlational research. Subsequently, in a user study, prospective students’ opinions were investigated regarding the content of the self-assessment and the feedback provided aligned to the subtest. Based on the validity evidence collected so far, the prototypical self-assessment consists of four constituent tests – numerical skills, discipline, social support, and study intentions – and related feedback. The feedback consists of information on the obtained score, including a visualization, information on what was measured and why, and an advice for further preparation. At the conference, an interactive demonstration of the current prototypical self-assessment is provided and futures steps in collecting validity evidence, on users’ response processes and the consequential validity of the self-assessment are to be discussed.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 26 Aug 2021 |
Event | EARLI 2021 - Online, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Duration: 23 Aug 2021 → 27 Aug 2021 Conference number: 19 https://www.earli.org/EARLI2021 |
Conference
Conference | EARLI 2021 |
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Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Gothenburg |
Period | 23/08/21 → 27/08/21 |
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