Reflection as an agile course evaluation tool

• Main Authors: LO, Siaw Ling, CHER, Pei Hua, BELLO, Fernando
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Reflection Framework; Course Evaluation; NLP; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7485; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/8488/viewcontent/LoSiawLing_2022_Reflection_as_agile_course_evaluation_tool.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Reflection is often used as a tool to analyse student learning, be it for internalizing of acquired knowledge or as a form of seeking help through expression of doubts or misconceptions. However, it can be a challenge to extract relevant information from the free-form reflection text. Often times the workload of manually analyzing the reflection text can be a form of deterrence instead of providing insights in the course delivery for instructors, let alone improving the learning experience. In this paper, we review the current usage of reflection and propose an automated reflection framework, together with an end-to-end analysis of reflection that provides agility in the course delivery and, at the same time, timely feedback to both students and instructors.