NEW HORIZONS: DESIGNING AND MEASURING FOR MODERN LEARNING

Abstract

This dissertation consists of five chapters. The first chapter serves to introduce the Modern Learning Environment (MLE) by discussing the challenges of designing and measuring student performance in these novel environments. Chapter two of the dissertation reviews the current research base of studying self-regulated learning in the modern learning environment by identifying the common self-regulated frameworks that guide researchers and the assessments that have historically been used to measure student performance. The third chapter introduces an item reduction method that can be used to collect group level data. This method was designed for the MLE to take advantage of deploying measures through digital learning platforms and delivering assessment to students engaged in learning. The fourth chapter of this dissertation is a practitioner based article that outlines how to develop tools to support self-regulated learning in the MLE. This chapter discusses how tools fit in the design of MLEs and the importance of measuring self-regulated learning. Finally, chapter five ties all the chapters together to discuss the MLE and the challenges associated with designing instructional environments.