Posts Tagged ‘student learning assessment’
August 8 - To Make Assessment Manageable Keep it Simple and Be Flexible
By: Mary Bart in Educational Assessment
Anyone with a 3-year-old knows one of their favorite words is “Why.” As it turns out, asking “why” is a good way to examine your assessment goals and how they align with your institution’s core values.
“My favorite assessment question is ‘Why’ and I ask it over and over again,” said Linda Suskie, president at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
June 20 - Technology-Enhanced Classroom Assessment Techniques
By: Jacqueline Mangieri, PhD. in Online Education
In the mid-1990s, college faculty members were introduced to the concept of classroom assessment techniques (CATs) by Angelo and Cross (1993). These formative assessment strategies were learner-centered, teacher-directed ongoing activities that were rooted in good teaching practice. They were designed to provide relatively quick and useful feedback to the faculty member about what students did and did not understand in order to enhance the teaching and learning process.
September 1 - Five Steps to Improving Program-Level Assessment Practices
By: Mary Bart in Educational Assessment
Student learning outcomes assessment can be defined in a lot of different ways, but Lisa R. Shibley, PhD., assistant vice president for Institutional Assessment and Planning at Millersville University, has a favorite definition. It’s from Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education by Barbara E. Walvoord and states that student learning outcomes assessment is “the systematic collection of information about student learning, using time, knowledge, expertise, and resources available in order to inform decisions about how to improve learning.”
June 17 - 5 Steps to Renew Program-Level Learning Outcomes Assessment
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
Higher ed institutions need to take time at regular intervals to engage in program revision. Otherwise, they risk engaging in pointless assessments that reveal little and fail to lead to measurable improvements in teaching and learning experiences. This seminar provides an overview of the latest strategies for updating and managing an effective and meaningful learning assessment program.
March 17 - Six Principles of a Successful Course Redesign
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Instructional Design
Required introductory courses, especially those in math and science, offer special teaching challenges. Frequently, these are courses that must be completed before students can proceed to their chosen majors.
July 20 - Effective Teaching Strategies: Six Keys to Classroom Excellence
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Effective Teaching Strategies
What are makes an effective teacher?
This particular list of characteristics appears in an excellent book that is all but unknown in the states, Learning to Teach in Higher Education, by noted scholar Paul Ramsden.
December 15 - Getting Started with Student Learning Assessment: 2008
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
For some educators, student learning assessment is a little like exercise. Yes, we know it’s important, we feel better when we do it, and we can even see the results of our efforts, but it sure is a hassle to get started.
December 15 - Student Learning Assessment in Higher Education: Understanding Where to Begin
By: Mary Bart in Educational Assessment
For some educators, student learning assessment is a little like exercise. Yes, we know it’s important, we feel better when we do it, and we can even see the results of our efforts, but it sure is a hassle to get started. [...]
