RESEARCH DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGER
Education
Ph.D., Instructional Psychology & Technology, Brigham Young University (December 2016)
- Dissertation Title: Task-Level Feedback in Interactive Learning Environments Using a Rules-based Grading Engine.
- Identified the construct for a compact-centered learning interface with the goal of increasing personalization and improving the university-to- student interaction; presented results to BYU’s Technology Transfer Office.
- Researched assessment and diagnosis of understanding and knowledge gaps of spreadsheet learners through student activity trace, transaction level data.
- Led a six-student, qualitative research team to conduct 100 interviews regarding the nature of mentoring at BYU to publish a 200-page book.
M.B.A., University of North Carolina (May 2007)
B.A. in Business Management, Southern Virginia University (April 2002)
Publications
- Davies, R., Nyland, R., Bodily, R., Chapman, J. S., Jones, B., & Young, J. (In Press). Designing technology enabled instruction to utilize Learning Analytics. Tech Trends.
- Nyland, R., Davies, R. S., Chapman, J. S., & Allen, G. (In Press). Transaction-level learning analytics in online authentic assessments. Journal of Computing in Higher Education.
- Davies, R., Nyland, R., Chapman, J., Allen, G. (Mar, 2015). Using Transaction-Level Data to Diagnose Knowledge Gaps and Misconceptions. Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. New York, NY: ACM.
- Allen G., Ball, N., Chapman, J., Davies, R. (Nov, 2014). Examining Student Learning in Spreadsheet Assignments: The value of activity-trace logs. Presentation at the Information Systems Educators Conference (ISECON) in Baltimore, MD.
- Chapman, J. S., Christiansen, K., Draper, C., Huefner, M., Lacanienta, G., Leavitt, T., Gibbons, A. S. (2012). Mentoring Reflections: A Collection of Mentoring Experiences at BYU. Y Mountain Press, Provo, UT.
Presentations
- Henrie, C., & Chapman, J. (Mar, 2014). Big Data in Education. Presentation to BYU Instructional Psychology & Technology department. Provo, UT.
- Chapman, J., & Davies, R. (Feb, 2014). Designing Intelligent Tutoring Systems using Activity Trace Data. Presentation to the BYU Instructional Psychology & Technology department. Provo, UT.
- Chapman, J. S. (2013). Descartes vs Heidegger: Ontological Perspectives in the Design of Learning Management Systems. In Twelfth SIGSAND Symposium. Provo, UT.