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Ala'a Alsarhan

Faculty Member

Alaa Alsarhan

Biography

Dr. Alaa Alsarhan serves as the Director of Academic Assessment and Analytics at Utah Valley University, where he leads initiatives in data-driven assessment and learning analytics. Holding a BSc in Computer Science, an MSc in Electronic Business, and a Ph.D. in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation, Dr. Alsarhan specializes in quantitative and qualitative analysis, advanced statistics, and the use of large language models in educational research. His research examines the effects of high-impact practices on student outcomes, focusing on how experiential learning transforms educational trajectories. His work also includes improving assessment practices and leading projects that leverage LLMs to evaluate and enhance program and course learning outcomes. Dr. Alsarhan is a patent holder for an innovative tool designed to assess student engagement at the course level.

Education

PhD, Brigham Young University, 2017

Major: Educational Inquiry, Measurement and Evaluation

MS, Huddersfield University, 2004

Major: Electronic Business

Teaching

MGMT 2340

MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I, Fall 2021

MGMT 2340

MGNT 2340 Business Statistics I, Spring 2021

Presentations

Alsarhan, Alaa (Presenter & Author), NWCCU annual conference, "Empowering Student Success with Data-Driven Insights_ Assessing the Impact of Faculty Training on Student Engagement", Seattle, Washington . (November, 2024)
Alsarhan, Alaa (Presenter & Author), Assessment Institute 2024, "High-Impact Practices_ Evaluating Impact on First-Generation Retention", Assessment Institute , Indiana. (October 29, 2024)
Alsarhan, Alaa (Presenter & Author), Assessment Institute 2024, "In-Class Engagement Survey_ Designate Courses by Level and Type of Engagement", Assessment Institute , Indiana. (October 27, 2024)
Alsarhan, Alaa (Presenter & Author), Assessment Institute, "HIGH IMPACT PRACTICES_ Evaluating Impact on Adult Learners’ Retention", IUPUI, Indiana. (October 30, 2023)
Alsarhan, Alaa (Presenter Only), Qudisat, Rasha (Presenter Only), SEGOed Webinar , "Maximizing Student Success and Retention with High Impact Practices", SEGOed, Webinar. (March 1, 2023)
Alsarhan, Alaa (Presenter & Author), AAC&U GEPA conference, "High-Impact Practices_ Evaluating Impact on First-Generation Retention", AAC&U, New Orleans, LA. (February 9, 2023)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Alsarhan, Alaa , (2024) "High-Impact Practices_ Evaluating Impact on Adult Learners’ Retention" (Issue: 4, vol. 7). Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/article/view/4059/3770
Andrade, Maureen , Alsarhan, Alaa , (2024) "Learning Outcomes and ePortfolios_ Validating the ePortfolio Learning Outcomes Survey (epLOS)" (Issue: 1, vol. 14). International Journal of ePortfolio. https://dgmg81phhvh63.cloudfront.net/content/user-photos/IJEP/Article-PDFs/1-IJeP-402.pdf
Shaaban, Khaled , Alsarhan, Alaa , (2023) "Impact of Undergraduate Research Activities on Engineering Students' Persistence" . IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ietc57902.2023.10152271
Shaaban, Khaled , Alsarhan, Alaa , (2022) "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Research for Engineering Students and Possible Strategies to Promote Research" . IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ietc54973.2022.9796822