Title of PresentationTemple University
Goals for Today
Review the challenges of getting started and maintaining momentum for assessing student learning
Discuss strategies for supporting programs and faculty in the assessment of student learning
Identify ways to advance assessment on your campus
Consider how you can begin using
these strategies on your campus
Objectives
I have a question…
What challenges do you face in moving assessment forward on your campus?
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Common Challenges
Missing motivator
Limited resources
Maintaining momentum with the assessment of student learning requires campuses to stay smart:
S = Showcase success
M = Maintain relationships
Help generate energy and new ideas for assessment
Places to Showcase
Presentations
http://sites.google.com/site/assessmenttempleu/Newsletter
Engage the “Might Try it Morgans”
Bring along the “Unwilling Ursulas”
I have a question…
Do you have a Danielle, Morgan or Ursula on your campus? For one or more of these types, describe what the person is doing to either advance or impede assessment.
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Ask how you might help
Ask for suggestions on how to improve process
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Share examples of “Morgans” that became “Danielles”
Ask how you might help
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Find the right person to help
Take baby steps
Set expectations for annual assessment activity
Have structures and timelines
Build assessment into other, ongoing processes
Embedding Assessment
Budget / facilities planning
Recruitment (of students and faculty)
Use assessment reports to highlight program achievement
Show commitment to improvement
I have a question…
Where are some places where you ask programs to discuss or use results of assessment of student learning?
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Report
Close the loop – USE IT!
“Require” some document that describes results and intended uses
Respond
Help identify where programs are with planning
Easy way to identify a unit or program’s needs for improvement
Provide quick assessment of how you are doing across the institution
Example:
Provide different types of resources
ASSESSMENT
Surveys
Rubrics
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I have a question…
Where do you want to focus in terms of getting SMART with assessment on your campus?
Create a showcase opportunity (S)
Reach out to a “Morgan” or “Ursula” (M)
Embed assessment into another process (A)
Set reporting expectations (R)
Develop a new training opportunity (T)
Via chat submit the letter indicating where you might focus next.
Resources
Books
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide, 2nd Edition by Linda Suskie, Wiley, 2009
Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education, 2nd Edition, by Barbara E. Walvoord, Wiley, 2010
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College, 2nd Edition by Barbara E. Walvoord, Virginia Johnson Anderson, Wiley, 2009
Assessing Student Learning in General Education: Good Practice Case Studies, by Marilee Bresciani (ed.), Wiley, 2007
Assessment Update (Journal) Wiley Publications (subscription)
More Resources
Online Sources
Workshops, Training, and Events to Support Assessment What kinds of assessment support do you think you or your faculty would likely attend?
Check the box accordingly and write in clarifications and/or suggest times and time of the year.
Please list other ideas for assessment support on the back of this sheet
I Would Likely Attend Faculty Would Likely Attend Computer Training:
Managing the Assessment Cycle
Ways to Structure Simple and Effective Assessment
Rubric Workshop for Assessment of Clinics in
Professional Programs
Outcomes (Rubrics/Surveys)
and Goal Alignment
Committee
Workshops