Course-Level Assessment Modern European History David Burleson History/Government Arts and Humanities Department Building Community
Cradle to grave approach –Identify early on the skills of a “successful student” –Be consistent in application –Establishes the baseline for follow-on assessment –Approach creates greater consistency in building courses HED Core Competencies HED Core Competencies Division/Department Learning Objectives Division/Department Learning Objectives Course Content Guide Course Content Guide History 102G Syllabus History 102G Syllabus
Building Community Establish a framework for assessment –Logically divide coursework to ensure SLOs are addressed and met –Use writing assignment to generate artifacts for assessment –Format grade book to better enable course-level assessment History 102G Syllabus History 102G Syllabus Block approach Writing Assignment Grade Book
Building Community Establish a framework for assessment—testing –Ensure tests measure SLOs –Use of publisher test banks –Format test to enable assessment History 201 Exam #1, Fall 2007, Chapters Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa. a. Xxxxx b. xxxxxx 2. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b, xxxxxxxx 3. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 4. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxx 5. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx 7. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxx 8. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxx 9. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 10. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. Xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx History 201 Exam #1, Fall 2007, Chapters Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa. a. Xxxxx b. xxxxxx 2. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b, xxxxxxxx 3. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 4. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxx 5. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx 7. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxx 8. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxx 9. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 10. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. Xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx
Building Community Establish a framework for assessment –Questions are divided among chapters evaluated –Enables analysis of student performance on individual chapters and blocks –Makes trend analysis easier –Quality control check on questions History 201 Exam #1, Fall 2007, Chapters Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa. a. Xxxxx b. xxxxxx 2. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b, xxxxxxxx 3. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 4. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxx 5. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx 7. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxx 8. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxx 9. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 10. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. Xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx History 201 Exam #1, Fall 2007, Chapters Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa. a. Xxxxx b. xxxxxx 2. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b, xxxxxxxx 3. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 4. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxx 5. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx 7. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxx 8. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxxx 9. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. xxxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxxx 10. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a. Xxxxxxxxx b. xxxxxxxx Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16
Building Community Using test results History 102, Exam #1 Fall 2007, Chapters ABCDT History 102, Exam #1 Fall 2007, Chapters ABCDT total questions missed on Chapter total questions missed on Chapter 14 Possible Trend Possible Trend
Putting it all together Student Success Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Building Community Essay Questions Essay Questions Student Absences Student Absences Student Background Student Background
Building Community Useful in: –Comparing different sections of the same class –Assessing the impact of new texts or new classes –Comparing student performance from semester- to-semester or year-to-year –Developing greater familiarity with various actors in assessment process
Building Community Where to go from here? –Establishing an assessment plan –Share data and results –Incorporate into WebCT or other CMS –Economize efforts—more bang for the buck Fine tune writing assignments Become more integrated into other assessment efforts
Building Community Where to go from here? –Incorporated pre-post data collection –Share artifacts – General Education Assessment, LL&TD –Use of MAC worksheets in History classes
Course-Level Assessment Modern European History David Burleson History/Government Arts and Humanities Department Building Community