GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE-BASED ASSESSMENT – IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINK! 2016-2017 S. Berlin

OVERVIEW We teach the skills and content that GVSU and society want our graduates to have. We assess how well students learn it (each course every 3 years) We report the results (CAR) We revise our courses

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE Teach the skill and content student learning outcomes: Content student learning outcomes (you have 2 or 3 - unique to the category) Skills student learning outcomes (you have 2 or 3 – more if the course double dips) Collaboration Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Reasoning Information Literacy Integration Oral Communication Problem Solving Quantitative Literacy Written Communication  

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE DO NOW TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE Do you know the definition of the learning outcomes? Do you know the student learning outcomes for your course? Go to the GE website, www.gvsu.edu/gened. Click on “Faculty Resources”, then “Assessment”.

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE 3. How will you teach the SLOs? DO NOW TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE 3. How will you teach the SLOs? Go to the GE website, www.gvsu.edu/gened. Click on “Faculty Resources”, then “Assessment”.

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE • Grades – we can’t use grades! (UAC) • We use course-embedded measures because - Students take it seriously since it is part of a graded assignment - Results can cycle back faster to improve teaching.

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE •Assessment is a work-in-progress •No pre- and post-test needed •One measurement of learning is fine –You may not want to assess all SLOs with one measure •Assess towards the end of the term

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE Overall SLO definition Sub-objectives

Levels of Proficiency The four levels of proficiency and performance descriptors are: 4 = Distinguished: the aspirational level that we hope graduating students will achieve 3 = Proficient: the level we expect for all graduating seniors 2 = Progressing: the level we hope we always reach after having a chance or two at teaching students skills or content 1 = Baseline: the level we can reasonably expect for adequately prepared entering students 0 = Below baseline Blank = The student did not submit the assignment.

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE •Use the rubric to assign scores (0-4) –We hope all students get to a level 3 by the time they graduate –0 is below baseline, blank means they didn’t do it •You can’t use a grade to assign a score –A 4 is not an A, a 4 is an extremely high level of skill •Critical point → One measure (e.g., a paper) can measure many SLOs but you must disaggregate the score. –A student could get an A- on a report. However, that A- doesn’t translate into a 4 or even a 3 for assessment purposes. You need to evaluate the report using the rubric. Even though the student received an A- in a Foundation course, they may only receive a 2 on written communication, and a 2 on information literacy, and a 3 on the content. You need to evaluate the SLOs separately. •We encourage you to share the assessment rubrics you have “scored” with students so they know where they need to focus their efforts

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE 4. How will you assess the SLOs? DO NOW TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE 4. How will you assess the SLOs? 5. Do you know how to log in? Go to the GE website, www.gvsu.edu/gened. Click on “Faculty Resources”, then “Assessment”.

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE Main Page Click here for your section

You can export the spreadsheet or enter data on line TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE You can export the spreadsheet or enter data on line

Content SLOs TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE Content SLOs These are broad questions (make sure the students see the forest for the trees) Enter 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, blank

Skills SLOs TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE Enter 4 scores for the sub-objectives for each SLO. Enter 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, blank in each cell

6. Enter the assessment data online DO TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEMESTER Submit the data before Dec. 30 (fall), or May 5 (winter) We’ll email you tables and figures of your results. Go to the GE website, www.gvsu.edu/gened. Click on “Faculty Resources”, then “Assessment”.

TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE •Report on what you learned and how you plan to revise the course (teaching or assessing) •Submit the CAR by Feb. 1 for fall courses, by May 30 for winter courses •1 CAR for all the sections •Email CAR to: gened@gvsu.edu 7. Complete the CAR (Course Assessment Report)