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Qualitative assessment in library instructionSuzanne Bernsten & Susan MurphyLansing Community College
What assessment methods are you using?
How are you using the information that you gather?
About assessment
• What is it?
• Assessment must be tied to learning
outcomes.
• Formative v summative
• Qualitative v quantitative
Thinking about assessment methods
Quantitative Qualitative
Formative
Summative
Ways to use assessment
• In the classroom
• Program evaluation
• As part of institutional assessment and
goals
• To tell the library’s story
Why qualitative assessment?
Overview of Assessment Techniques
• Classroom assessment techniques –
simple, non-graded, anonymous feedback
• Performance Assessment
• Beyond the Classroom
Tips for Using CATs (Angelo & Cross)
• Use only techniques that appeal to your
intuition and professional judgment
• Don’t make it a chore – start small
• Try the CAT on yourself before you use it
• Give students enough time
• “Close the loop”
Closing the Loop - One Shot Sessions?
• Use what you have learned to improve
other sections of the class
• Sometimes you can offer feedback within
the same session – for example,
problem/solution
• Other ideas?
What do you find most difficult about doing research?
Summary of Results
Citation
Finding and Narrowing a Topic
General Research/Writing Process
Evaluating Information
Search Strategies
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
What Students Report as Most Challenging about Research
Some things we learned from the one-minute paper
• “the library is more advanced than Google”
• “I have seen the error of my ways”• I had no idea the library had all this• I will use databases instead of Google• I like that I can get help 24/7• This will make me a better writer• “obvious she cares about the students”
GO ROUNDWhat is one thing you will take
back from this session?