Rod Roscoe

The purpose of this project is to develop a digital learning network platform with the capacity to connect, access, and examine undergraduate student data and courses within the scope of Arizona State University (ASU) online and digital classrooms (ASU Online). The proposed ASU L@S platform focuses on how students are represented in the system and how those data can be surfaced to the widest range of researchers. The long-term vision is to provide the infrastructure to promote innovation in ...

In this project, researchers will develop and test an on-line tool that produces analytics of high school students' writing assignments, for use by students, their teachers, and researchers. The ability to write high-quality texts is a strong predictor of success in the classroom and workplace. However, many individuals struggle to adequately develop this skill. According to the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, 21% of seniors in the U.S. did not achieve basic proficiency in ...

The Writing Pal (W-Pal) provides writing strategy instruction, game-based writing practice, essay writing practice, and formative feedback to adolescent writers. The purpose of this project is to explore how components of the fully developed W-Pal are related to student writing strategy acquisition and writing proficiency. Researchers will examine the extent to which students' strategy acquisition and interactions with the W-Pal are influenced by individual differences such as prior writi...