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Randall Davies

Randall Davies

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Professor

Contact Information

Office: 150-L MCKB

Phone: 801-422-5229

Email: randy.davies@byu.edu

Dr. Davies is originally from Alberta Canada. He graduated from the University of Alberta with a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Mathematics and a B.Ed. in Secondary Education. He received a Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology from BYU. Dr. Davies served a mission in Spain Madrid. He taught high school for 10 years and worked for four years overseas at the Dubai Women's College in Dubai, UAE. Prior to joining BYU he conducted evaluation research at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University, and taught educational research, assessment & evaluation courses on the Indiana University South Bend campus.

My primary teaching responsibilities include Program Evaluation and Assessment in School.

My research expertise is in educational evaluation and assessment. My primary research agenda includes understanding and improving the teaching and learning process through the use of technology. This involves evaluating technology integration efforts and studying how to better use technology in educational settings. I am currently working on projects utilizing educational data mining and learning analytics (EDM/LA) techniques to improve instruction in technology enabled learning situations. In addition, I have worked with improving assessment, as its impact on evaluation is so important; I have also published on the topic of teaching evaluation as it relates to my primary teaching responsibilities.

Students Choice: In-Person, Online, or on Demand? A Comparison of Instructional Modality Preference and Effectiveness.

URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/9/877

Volume: 13

Issue: 9

Pages: 877

Journal: Education Sciences

Date: 2023

Understanding the Impact of Certificate-First Programs on Matriculation Rates.

Volume: 12

Journal: Educational Sciences

Date: 2022

Abstract

Parental Perceptions of the Teaching Profession: Factors that Predict Parental Encouragement of Students to Enter the Teaching Profession

Volume: 12

Pages: 734

Journal: Education Sciences

Date: 2022

Abstract

Using Educational Data Mining to Identify and Analyze Student Learning Strategies

URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/11/11/668/pdf

Publisher: MDPI

Volume: 11

Issue: 668

Pages: 11

Journal: Education Sciences

Date: 2021

Abstract

Law and policy impacts on teacher attrition in public education: Data suggesting a new focus beyond the silver bullets of targeted STEM and other salary increases

URL: https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/elj/

Journal: Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

Date: 2020

ISSN: 1930-5281

Abstract

Establishing and Developing Professional Evaluator Dispositions.

Journal: Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation

Date: 2020

Defining Foundational Concepts for the Design of an Introductory Evaluation Course.

Journal: Evaluation and Program Planning

Date: 2020

Teacher Recruitment: Predictive Factors of STEM University Students Entering the Teaching Profession

URL: https://arcjournals.org/international-journal-of-humanities-social-sciences-and-education/volume-7-issue-8/

Publisher: ARC Publications Pvt Ltd

City: Annavarappadu, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh,

Country: India

Volume: 7

Issue: 8

Pages: 98-114

Journal: International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education

Date: 2020

ISSN: 2349-0381

Abstract

Assessing Learning Outcomes

URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-36119-8_25

Publisher: Springer

Editors: M.J. Bishop, E. Boling, J. Elen, & V. Svihla (Eds.)

City: Cham.

Issue: 5th

Pages: 521-546

Journal: Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology

Date: 2019

Abstract

Teacher Attrition: Differences in Stakeholder Perceptions of Teacher Work Conditions

URL: www.mdpi.com/journal/education

Publisher: MDPI

City: Basel

Country: Switzerland

Volume: 9

Pages: 300

Journal: Education Sciences

Date: 2019

Abstract

Teacher Recruitment: Factors That Predict High School Students Willingness to Become Teachers

URL: www.mdpi.com/journal/education

Publisher: MDPI

City: Basel

Country: Switzerland

Volume: 9

Pages: 282

Journal: Education Sciences

Date: 2019

Abstract

Defining Foundational Concepts for the Design of an Introductory Evaluation Course.

Journal: Special issue of Evaluation and Program Planning: Evaluation Education.

Date: 2019

Teaching Evaluator Competencies from the Affective Domain.

City: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Journal: Paper session presented at the Working Conference: Charting the Future of Evaluation Education

Date: 2018

Understanding Engineering and Technology Student Perceptions: Barriers to Study Abroad Participation A Survey Approach.

Journal: American Society of Engineering Education

Date: 2018

Comparison of Workload for University Core Courses Taught in Regular Semester and Time-Compressed Term Formats.

Journal: Education Science

Date: 2018

Abstract

Keystroke Dynamics: Establishing Keyprints to Verify Users in Online Courses

Volume: 36

Issue: 1

Pages: 1-21

Journal: Computers in the Schools

Date: 2018

Abstract

Online Student use of a proximate community of engagement at an independent study program

Volume: 22

Issue: 1

Pages: 223-251

Journal: Online Learning

Date: 2017

Designing technology-enabled instruction to utilize Learning Analytics.

URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-016-0131-7

Country: USA

Volume: 61

Issue: 2

Pages: 155-161

Journal: TechTrends

Date: 2017

Transaction-Level Learning Analytics in Online Authentic Assessments

URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12528-016-9122-0

Publisher: Springer US

Volume: 29

Issue: 2

Pages: 1-17

Journal: Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Date: 2016

ISSN: 1867-1233

Abstract

A Longitudinal Study of Social and Ethical Responsibility Among Undergraduate Engineering Students: Preliminary Results

Publisher: American Society of Engineering Education

Volume: Paper ID#16919

Pages: 22

Date: 2016

Abstract

Utah Tuning Project

Volume: 2

Issue: 2

Pages: 1-15

Journal: The Tuning Journal of Higher Education

Date: 2015

Benefits of the Michiana Daily Mathtracks Program for Students Living in Poverty

Volume: 21

Issue: 4

Pages: 23

Journal: Educational Research and Evaluation

Date: 2015

The Design and Development of a Cross-Cultural Disposition Inventory

URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03043797.2014.915289

Volume: 40

Issue: 1

Pages: 81-94

Journal: European Journal of Engineering Education

Date: 2014

ISSN: 1469-5898

Using a Mobile Dichotomous Key iPad Application as a Scaffolding Tool in a Museum Setting

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Journal: Interactive Learning Environments

Date: 2014

Abstract

Using Open Badges to Certify Practicing Evaluators

URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1098214014565505

Publisher: SAGE

Volume: 36

Issue: 2

Pages: 151-163

Journal: American Journal of Evaluation

Date: 2014

Best Practices for Using Global Virtual Teams

Publisher: Springer

Country: U.S.A.

Volume: 59

Issue: 4

Pages: 87-95

Journal: TechTrends

Date: 2014

Abstract

Evaluator Training: Content and topic valuation in university evaluations courses

URL: http://aje.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/02/11/1098214013520066

Publisher: Sage Publications

Volume: 35

Issue: 3

Pages: 419-429

Journal: American Journal of Evaluation

Date: 2013

Flipping the classroom and instructional technology integration in a college-level information systems spreadsheet course

Volume: 61

Issue: 4

Pages: 563-580

Journal: Educational Technology Research and Development

Date: 2013

Abstract

Communication Skills to Develop Trusting Relationships on Global Virtual Engineering Capstone Teams

URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03043797.2013.766678

Pages: 228-233

Journal: European Journal of Engineering Education

Date: 2012

The nature of adolescent learner interaction in a virtual high school setting

Volume: 29

Pages: 153-167

Journal: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Date: 2012

The Nature of Parental Interactions in an Online Charter School

Volume: 27

Issue: 1

Pages: 40-55

Journal: The American Journal of Distance Education

Date: 2012

Understanding Technology Literacy: A framework for evaluating educational technology integration.

URL: aect.org

Editors: Abbie Brown

Volume: 55

Issue: 5

Pages: pp. 45-52

Journal: TechTrends

Date: 2011

Abstract

A review of trends in distance education scholarship at research universities in North America, 1998-2007

URL: www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/876/1602

Volume: 11

Issue: 3

Pages: 45-56

Journal: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Date: 2010

Abstract

Understanding the Diminishing Academic Advantage of Full Day Kindergarten.

Journal: Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Date: 2009

Abstract

AYP accountability policy and assessment theory conflicts.

Journal: Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Abstract

Integrating Technology into a Science Classroom: An evaluation of inquiry-based technology integration

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Editors: D.W. Sunal, E. L. Wright, & C. Sundberg

City: Charlotte, NC

Pages: 16

Journal: The Impact of Technology and the Laboratory on K-16 Science Learning series: Research in Science Education

Abstract

The Use of Randomization in Educational Research and Evaluation: A critical analysis of underlying assumptions.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

City: London

Volume: 21

Issue: 4

Pages: 303 - 317

Journal: Evaluation & Research in Education

Abstract

Designing a Useful Scale to Measure Average Group Response.

URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09500790802152209

Volume: 21

Pages: 134 - 146

Journal: Evaluation & Research in Education

Abstract

The Adolescent Community of Engagement: A framework for research on adolescent online learning.

Journal: Journal of Technology and Teacher Education

Using scaffolded rubrics to improve peer assessment in a MOOC writing course.

Volume: 36

Issue: 3

Pages: 312-334

Journal: Distance Education

From Standards to Rubrics: Comparing Full-Range to At-Level Applications of an Item-Level Scoring Rubric on an Oral Proficiency Assessment

URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-1687-5_14

Publisher: Springer

Editors: Zhang, Q.

Country: Singapore

Pages: 215-238

Journal: Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2015 Conference Proceedings

ISBN: 978-981-10-1687-5

Online Student Perceptions of the Need for a Proximate Community of Engagement at an Independent Study Program

URL: https://www.learntechlib.org/p/173649/

Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

City: Waynesville, North Carolina

Country: United States

Volume: 2

Issue: 4

Pages: 333-365

Journal: Journal of Online Learning Research

Student Perceptions and Attitudes Towards a Required vs. an Optional Course in Leadership

URL: https://peer.asee.org/28864

Publisher: American Society of Engineering Education

Volume: Paper ID#18217

Journal: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun 25-28, 2017

Scientific reasoning ability does not predict scientific views on evolution among religious individuals

URL: doi.org/10.1186/s12052-018-0076-8

Volume: 11

Pages: 2

Journal: Evolution: Education & Outreach

Using Educational Data Mining to Identify and Analyze Student Learning Strategies

URL: hdl.handle.net/10125/59442

Publisher: HICSS Conference

City: Hawaii

Country: USA

Pages: 9

Journal: Proceedings of the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

ISBN: 978-0-9981331-2-6

Abstract

Religious affiliation and religiosity and their impact on scientific beliefs in the United States

Publisher: Oxford Academic

Volume: 69

Issue: 4

Pages: 292-304

Journal: BioScience

Designing Surveys for Evaluations and Research.

URL: https://edtechbooks.org/designing_surveys

Publisher: EdTech Books.

Journal: EdTech Books.

Evaluation and Design

URL: https://edtechbooks.org/eval_and_design

Publisher: EdTech Books.

Journal: EdTech Books.