Mel i s sa S imn i t tCoord ina to r
Assessment & Ins t ruc t i ona l Suppor t
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Creating Measurable Learning Goals…Today!
1. Investigate Learning Goals: What are they? Why do you need them? Where/How do you begin?
2. Create Learning Goals Measurable Matching strategic goals/mission Improve Learning, Operations
Objectives
What are they?
Difference between a goal and an outcome
Goal vs. Objective Be/Have vs. Do/Make
Does it really matter?
ExampleMihaylo Undergrad Learning Goal (#3c)
Goal - Students will be/have:3) Interpersonal skills
Objective - Students will do/make:c. Diagnose and resolve conflict in group and organizational settings. MEASURABLE
Why do you need them?
• Guided instruction
• Gives students an idea of where you’re headed and what to expect
• Promises
Where should you begin?
List all of the skills your students receive from your course
Worksheet TGI Worksheet
Narrow down the five essential skills you want/need students to leave with
Apply the “why” to each
Brainstorm!
Where to begin – Continued…
Apply “Bloom’s Taxonomy” (3 domains of learning)
Revised – Handout
Other Frameworks Knowledge & Conceptual Understanding
Replicating a simple procedure; defining, summarizing, explaining concepts
Thinking & Other Skills Application and analysis; evaluation, problem-solving,
decision-making skills
Attitudes, Values, Dispositions, and Habits of Mind Appreciate, integrity, ethics, attitudes, opinions
Should you consider department/college/institutional goals?
Strategic Plans
Mission and Vision Statements
What should you measure?
Start small Work with colleagues, when possible
May need to reassure folks that assessment of learning is NOT an evaluation of teaching
Measure only what you want to or can change
What measurement tools should you use?
Start small 25% rule
Use what you’re already doing Course-embedded Direct vs. indirect Formative vs. summative
Measure only what you want to/can change
What do you do with the results?
Closing the loop Who are the results for?
Accreditation Improvement
Measure Twice, Close the Loop Once
Next steps?
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
The EndQue s t i ons?