Academic interests
- Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED)
- Big Data Analytics
- Measurement & Evaluation
Courses taught
- Artificial Intelligenece in Learning & Teching (Ph.D course)
- Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) on Digital Competence
- Applied Statistics (M.A)
- Evidence-based Evaluation (Ph.D course)
- Technology-enhanced Learning & Teaching (Ph.D course)
- Research Methodology (B.A, M.A, Ph.D course)
Positions held
- 2023: Associate Professor of ICT & Learning (Information & Communication Technology)- Faculty member
- 2019-2023: Habilitation in Technology-enhanced Assessment (Germany)
- 2014-2015: Postdoc of Alexander von Humboldt (Germany)
- 2012-2016: Assistant Professor-Faculty member (Iran)
- 2008-2012: Ph.D
Publications
1. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2023). Assessment & evaluation in the Age of Big Data: Learning Analytics in Higher Education. Cognet Education, Taylor & Francis Publication, Vol 10 (1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2162697
2. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2023). Artificial Intelligence in Technology-enhanced Assessment: A Survey of Machine Learning. Journal of Educational Technology Systems. Sage Publications, Vol 51 (3), 372-386. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395221138791
3. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Forster-Heinlein, B. (2023). Democratizing Assessment for Sustainable Learning in Mathematics Instruction: Giving Students Agency in Classroom Research. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Global Engineering Education (EDUCON). https://doi: 10.1109/EDUCON54358.2023.10125218.
4. Mägdefrau, J., Köstler, V. & Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (Hrsg.). (2023). Action Research in der Hochschullehre. Methoden und Befunde. 37 (3). Landau: Verlag Empirische Pädagogik.
5. Forster-Heinlein, B., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Caspari-Sadeghi, S (2023). Three Easy Ways to Foster Self-assessment in STEM Education. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) German Educational Conference (GeCon). doi:10.1109/GECon58119.2023.10295119.
6. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Applying Learning Analytics in Online Environments: Measuring Learners’ Engagement Unobtrusively. Frontiers in Education. Vol 7 (8), 1-7. https://doi: 10.3389/feduc.2022.840947
7. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Forster-Heinlein, B. (2022). Stimulating Reflection through Self-Assessment: Certainty Based Marking (CBM) in Online Mathematics Learning. Mathematics Teaching Research Journal (MTRJ), Vol 14 (2), 145-157. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1350641.pdf
8. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Teaching Expertise in Context: How to Evaluate Teacher’s Situated Cognition? Higher Education Evaluation and Development (HEED), Vol 16 (1), 63-69. Emerald Publications. https://doi.org/10.1108/HEED-06-2022-081
9. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Forster-Heinlein, B., Mägdefrau, J., & Bachl, L. (2021). Student-generated Questions (SGQ): Developing Mathematical Competence through Online Assessment. International Journal of Scholarship for Teaching and Learning (IJSTL). Vol 15 (1,8). https://doi:10.20429/ijsotl.2021.150108
10. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Forster-Heinlein, B., Mägdefrau, J., & Bachl, L. (2021). Sustainable E-Assessment in Mathematics Instruction. In: D. Kollosche (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eleventh International Mathematics Education and Society Conference. Vol (1), 57–60. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5387708
11. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & König, J. (2018). On the Adequacy of Expert Teachers: From Practical Convenience to Psychological Reality. International Journal of Higher Education, Vol 7 (5), 1-19. Emerald Publication. https://doi:10.5430/ijhe.v7n5p1
12. Tavakoli, M., & Sadeghi, S. (2011). An Inquiry-based Approach toward Teacher Professionalism: Trichotomous Model of Critical Ethnography. International Journal of Reflective Practice, Vol 12 (3), 361-373. Taylor & Francis Publication. https://doi:10.1080/14623943.2011.571867
13. Sadeghi, S. (2008). Critical Pedagogy in an EFL Teaching Context: An ignis fatuus or an Alternative Approach? Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies (JCEPS), Volume 6 (1), 276-299.
Conferences
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2024).Validating AI-based Scoring Engines: What does the Machine Measure? Oral presentation at NORA Annual Conference (Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium). Kristiansand, Norway.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2024). Eine Meta Aktionsforschung: Evidenzbasierte Bewertung mehrerer, longitudinaler Aktionsforschungsprojekte. CARN D.A.CH.-Tagung (Collaborative Action Research Network Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz) University of Bielefeld, Germany.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Forster-Heinlein, B. (2022). Confidence-based Marking: Fostering Self-Regulated Learning in Online Mathematics Learning. Society of Industrial & Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Applied Mathematics Education. University of Pennsylvania, USA.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Technology-enhanced Assessment of Mathematical Competence: How Machine Learning is Changing the Measurement Paradigm? German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs). University of Hildesheim, Germany.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). The Future(s) of Action Research: How can Action Research Survive Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Era? Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN): Action Research: Past, Present, Future, University of Klagenfurt, Austria.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Learning Analytics: Assessing Students’ Engagement in Online Environments. EU 3rd Conference on Digital Transformation and Innovation in Education, University of Bari, Italy.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Digital Storytelling as a Technology-enhanced Assessment Technique. Association for Educational Assessment, 20th AEA-Europe Annual Conference, UK.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Promoting Self-regulated Learning via Online Self-Assessment. U.S Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education. University of Indianapolis, USA.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Mathematics Assessment. ÖDV: Annual Conference of Austrian-German Mathematics Society. Passau, Germany.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). PeerWise: Effective Digital Assessment through Peer Feedback. 5th International Conference on Digital Technology in Education (ICDT). University of Busan, South Korea.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & Mägdefrau, J. (2022). Multimedia-integrated Assessment: Using Digital Media in Assessment for Learning (AfL). European University Association (EUA): EU forum for Assessment, Evaluation, and Applied Measurement. Bilbao, Spain.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S. Sailer, M., & Jung, S. (2022). Digitally-enhanced Feedback. ISETL (International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning). North Carolina State University. USA.
- Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & Mägdefrau, J. (2022). Data-Informed Decision-Making in Higher Education: Evidence-based Evaluation of Digital Learning. The 9th Annual Assessment conference, Drexel University. Philadelphia, USA.
Review
Reviewer of Nordic Machine Intelligence Journal (NMI)
Reviewer of EARLI (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction)