Academic interests
- Artificial Intelligence in Research & Education
- Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Mathematics Education (STEM)
- Assessment, Evaluation & Measurement
Courses taught
- PhD course: Artificial Intelligence in Research Methodology
- PHDDS90323 Research Methods: Methodology Matters (Spring 2026)
- PhD course: Artificial Intelligence in Education
- PHDDS91423 Education in the Digital Society (Spring 2025)
- PHDDS91423 Education in the Digital Society (Spring 2024)
- Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs) on Digital Competence
- Statistics (Master level)
- Evidence-based Evaluation (PhD course)
- Technology-enhanced Learning & Teaching (PhD course)
Course Development
Positions held
- 2023: Associate Professor of ICT & Learning (Information & Communication Technology) – Faculty member
- 2019–2025: Habilitation in Digital Education (Germany), Venia Legendi: Teaching & Learning with Digital Technologies
- 2014–2015: Postdoc Fellowship – Alexander von Humboldt (Germany)
- 2012–2016: Assistant Professor – Faculty member (Iran)
- 2008–2012: Ph.D
Editor
International Journal on the Social Consequences of Artificial Intelligence
Review (Research Funding & Journals)
- Reviewer of Funding Applications for the Dutch Research Council (NWO), Netherlands
- Computers and Education
- Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
- Nordic Machine Intelligence Journal (NMI)
- Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice
- Technology, Knowledge and Learning
Publications
Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2026). Commentary: Artificial Intelligence, Science, and the Kill Chain
1. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2026). Adaptive Learning Systems: Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for optimal adaptivity. In B. Wasson & C. E. Tømte (Eds.), Handbook of learning analytics and adaptive learning in compulsory education (pp. 21–34). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035330676.00009
2. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2026). Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy for teacher educators: A holistic curriculum for capacity-building in higher education. Frontiers in Education, 11, 1745768. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1745768
3. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2026). Large Language Models (LLMs) in mathematics education: Practitioners as pedagogical prompt engineers. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 26(4), 16–26. https://doi.org/10.33423/7csntx42
4. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Forster-Heinlein, B., Proell, M., Bredberg, J., & Jemai, K. (2026). Fostering evaluative judgement in mathematics: involving students in evaluation. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2026.2625811
5. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Bredberg, J., Forster-Heinlein, B., Proell, M., & Jemai, K. (2026). Teacher assessment literacy in mathematics: Enhancing professional judgement in higher education. European Journal of Mathematics and Science Education, 7(2), 71–86. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmse.7.2.71
6. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2023). Learning assessment in the age of big data: Learning analytics in higher education. Cogent Education, 10 (1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2162697
7. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Forster-Heinlein, B. (2023). Democratizing assessment for sustainable learning in mathematics instruction: Giving students agency in classroom research. IEEE Global Engineering Education (EDUCON). https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON54358.2023.10125218
8. Forster-Heinlein, B., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2023). Three easy ways to foster self-assessment in STEM education. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE German Education Conference (GeCon). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GECon58119.2023.10295119
9. Mägdefrau, J., Köstler, V., & Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2023). Action Research in der Hochschullehre: Methode und Befunde? Empirische Pädagogik, 37(3), 225–234. https://www.vep-landau.de/produkt/empirische-paedagogik-2023-37-3-digital/
10. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Artificial intelligence in technology-enhanced assessment: A survey of machine learning. Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 51(3), 372–386. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395221138791
11. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Applying learning analytics in online environments: Measuring learners’ engagement unobtrusively. Frontiers in Education, 7, 840947. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.840947
12. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Forster-Heinlein, B. (2022). Stimulating reflection through self-assessment: Certainty-based marking (CBM) in online mathematics learning. Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 14(2), 145–157. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1350641.pdf
13. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Teaching expertise in context: How to evaluate teachers' situated cognition? Higher Education Evaluation and Development, 16(1), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1108/HEED-06-2022-081
14. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Forster-Heinlein, B., Mägdefrau, J., & Bachl, L. (2021). Student-generated questions (SGQ): Developing mathematical competence through online assessment. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 15(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.20429/ijsotl.2021.150108
15. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Forster-Heinlein, B., Mägdefrau, J., & Bachl, L. (2021). Sustainable e-assessment in mathematics instruction. In D. Kollosche (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eleventh International Mathematics Education and Society Conference. (Vol. 1, pp. 57–60). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5387708
16. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & Koenig, J. (2018). On the adequacy of expert teachers: From practical convenience to psychological reality. International Journal of Higher Education, 7(5), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v7n5p1
17. Sadeghi, S. (2014). High-stake test preparation courses: Washback in accountability contexts. Journal of Education and Human Development, 3(1), 17–26. https://jehd.thebrpi.org/vol-3-no-1-march-2014-abstract-29-jehd
18. Sadeghi, S., Ketabi, S., Tavakoli, M., & Sadeghi, M. (2012). Application of critical classroom discourse analysis (CCDA) in classroom interaction. English Language Teaching Journal, 5(1), 166–173. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n1p166
19. Tavakoli, M., & Sadeghi, S. (2011). An inquiry-based approach toward teacher professionalism: Trichotomous model of critical ethnography. Journal of Reflective Practice, 12(3), 361–373. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2011.571867
20. Sadeghi, S., & Ketabi, S. (2009). From liberal ostrichism to transformative intellectuals: An alternative role for Iranian critical pedagogues. English Language Teacher Development and Education, 12(1), 52–60. https://www.elted.net/uploads/7/3/1/6/7316005/v12_6sedeghi-ketabi.pdf
21. Sadeghi, S. (2008). Critical pedagogy in an EFL teaching context: An ignis fatuus or an alternative approach? Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 6(1), 276–299. http://www.jceps.com/?pageID=article&articleID=121
Theses and Dissertations
1. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2025). Technology-enhanced (AI) and formative assessment. Habilitation thesis, University of Passau, Germany.
2. Sadeghi, S. (2012). Teacher professionalism in assessment in high-stake testing contexts. PhD dissertation, University of Isfahan, Iran.
Conferences
1. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2026). Artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research. Keynote presentation at the Open PhD Seminar: The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in research methodology and data analysis, Østfold University of Applied Sciences, Norway.
2. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Bredberg, J., Forster-Heinlein, B., Proell, M., & Jemai, K. (2026). Matematik: et samtalsämne. Oral presentation at the Swedish Society for Research on Mathematics Didactic (SMDF- Svensk förening för matematikdidaktisk forskning), Gothenburg, Sweden.
3. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Bredberg, J., Forster-Heinlein, B., Proell, M., & Jemai, K. (2025). Sustainable assessment-for-learning in mathematics: Developing students’ self-regulated learning. Oral presentation at the 26th AEA-Europe Annual Conference, The Hague, Netherlands.
4. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2024). Integrating multimodal Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in adaptive instructional systems: Opportunities and challenges. Oral presentation at Udforsk: Artificial Intelligence in Nordic Education, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway.
5. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & Mägdefrau, J. (2024). Diversity factor in teacher professional development: What worked, what didn’t, and why. Oral presentation at the EARLI SIG 11–13 Conference, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
6. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2024). Validating Artificial Intelligence-based scoring engines: What does the machine measure? Oral presentation at the NORA Annual Conference (Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium), Kristiansand, Norway.
7. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2024). Eine Meta-Aktionsforschung: Evidenzbasierte Bewertung mehrerer longitudinaler Aktionsforschungsprojekte. Oral presentation at the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Conference: Akteure der Aktionsforschung und ihre Methoden, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
8. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Mille, E., Epperlein, H., & Forster-Heinlein, B. (2022). Confidence-based marking: Fostering self-regulated learning in online mathematics learning. Oral presentation at the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Applied Mathematics Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
9. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). Technology-enhanced assessment of mathematical competence: How Machine Learning is changing the measurement paradigm. Oral presentation at the German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie; DGPs) Conference, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany.
10. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & Mägdefrau, J. (2022). Multimedia-integrated assessment: Using digital media in assessment-for-learning (AfL). Oral presentation at the European University Association (EUA) EU Forum for Assessment, Evaluation, and Applied Measurement, Bilbao, Spain.
11. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Sailer, M., & Jung, S. (2022). Digitally enhanced feedback. Oral presentation at the International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL) Conference, North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
12. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., & Mägdefrau, J. (2022). Data-informed decision-making in higher education: Evidence-based evaluation of digital learning. Oral presentation at the 9th Annual Assessment Conference, Drexel University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
13. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2022). The future(s) of action research: How action research can survive the Artificial Intelligence and big data era? Oral presentation at the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Conference: Action research: Past, present, future, University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria.
14. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Digital storytelling as a technology-enhanced assessment technique. Oral presentation at the 20th AEA-Europe Annual Conference, Association for Educational Assessment-Europe, UK.
15. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Artificial intelligence (AI) in mathematics assessment. Oral presentation at the Annual Conference of the Austrian-German Mathematics Society (ÖDV), Passau, Germany.
16. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Promoting self-regulated learning via online self-assessment. Oral presentation at the U.S. Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, U.S.A.
17. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). Learning analytics: Assessing students’ engagement in online environments. Oral presentation at the 3rd EU Conference on Digital Transformation and Innovation in Education, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
18. Caspari-Sadeghi, S. (2021). PeerWise: Effective digital assessment through peer feedback. Oral presentation at the 5th International Conference on Digital Technology in Education (ICDTE), Busan, South Korea.
19. Caspari-Sadeghi, S., Forster-Heinlein, B., Mägdefrau, J., & Bachl, L. (2021). Sustainable e-assessment in mathematics instruction. Oral presentation at the 11th International Conference on Mathematics Education, University of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria.
20. Yufu, M., Sadeghi, S., Egbert, M., & Hirataka, F. (2013). Glossing, transliterating, and translating interactional data on languages other than English for international publication. Oral presentation at the 13th International Pragmatics Conference, New Delhi, India.
21. Sadeghi, S. (2008). Teachers as critical pedagogues. Oral presentation at the 13th International Conference on Teaching in Southeast Asia, Singapore.