Preparing Students to Be

Successful in Hybrid and

Online Courses

CAP-CALL Regional Workshop

Baton, Rouge LA March 6-7, 2013

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Self-Assessments: Electronic assessments can reinforce decision to return to learn. Example: Student Online Readiness Tool or Smarter Measure.

Institutional Assessments:

• Placement Exams (Math, English, or Computer Literacy)

Sample Course: • Opportunity to have an

authentic view of a real course

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Minimize Fear, Uncertainty & Doubt

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Provide Services Students Want

• A 110-item online skills test and

attributes inventory that measures a

student’s level of readiness for studying

online

• Used by over 400 Colleges and

Universities

• Taken by over 1,500,000 students

What is SmarterMeasure?

• Individual Attributes – Motivation, Procrastination, Ask For Help

• Learning Styles

• Technical Skills & Competency

• On-Screen Reading Rate & Recall

• Typing Rate & Accuracy

• Life Factors – Time, Place, Reason, etc.

What does SmarterMeasure assess?

• Orientation Course

• Enrollment Process

• Information Webinar

• Public Website

• Class Participation

• Facebook

How Do Schools Use

SmarterMeasure?

More important than taking your child’s temperature is taking appropriate action based on

their temperature.

More important than measuring student readiness is taking

appropriate action based on the scores.

Thermometer Analogy

Analyzed 3228 cases over two years

Significant positive correlation between

individual attributes and grades

Grades Impacts Motivation

SmarterMeasure Research Findings

A satisfaction survey was emailed to 166 people who participated in the SmarterMeasure Assessment on the CALL website for the six month period of April 9-October 8, 2012, detailed as follows:

• 116 (68.6%) had completed the SmarterMeasure assessment

• 53 (31.4%) had started but did not complete the SmarterMeasure assessment

Note: 3 previously opted out, so they did not receive the survey

Of the 166 recipients, 23 responses to the satisfaction survey were received (13.9% response rate).

SmarterMeasure Satisfaction Survey