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Anna Parkman New Faculty Orientation 2010
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◦ ACCOUNTABILITY in Higher Education ◦ ASSESSMENT as validation of learning ◦ ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION ◦ THE FACULTY ROLE
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Public assurance -- program/institution meet standards Demands institutions provide quality education Stimulates program/institution self- improvement Criteria for professional certification and licensure
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Requires institutions to engage in self- evaluation. Requires peer evaluation/assessment. Holds institution accountable to meet standards.
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ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION
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Assessment demonstrates that the institution and/or program is accomplishing its mission.
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To ascertain/document the MISSION of the institution is ACHIEVED. To respond to demands for ACCOUNTABILITY from external constituents. To provide EVIDENCE of institutional effectiveness. To DOCUMENT SUCCESS and/or IDENTIFY NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT. To CONSTANTLY IMPROVE the curriculum, instruction, and student learning.
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REFLECTS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY. IDENTIFIES AND VALIDATES EXPECTATIONS. USES DATA GENERATED TO DOCUMENT SUCCESS/STRENGTHS OR TO IMPROVE WHEN NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT IS INDICATED.
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“CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT” INVOLVES THE TOTAL COMMUNITY INVOLVES THE TOTAL OHIO DOMINICAN COMMUNITY
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ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES
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MISSION OUTCOMES STANDARDS ASSESSMENT DATA ANALYSIS FEEDBACK REVISION What is our product? Descriptors Performance level Measures/Process Number crunching How are we doing? How can we get even better?
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BSBA PROGRAM MISSION STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM OUTCOMES OUTCOME COURSE MATRIX 5 YEAR ASSESSMENT CYCLE STUDENT SATISFACTION ALUMNI INPUT EMPLOYER INPUT
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BSBA STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ADMISSION DATA BASELINE TESTING CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTS CURRICULUM OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT DISCIPLINE EXAMS FACULTY DEVELOPED PROFESSIONAL EXAMS
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AND THE COURSES YOU TEACH
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Learning Outcomes Defined for the Course ◦ Knowledge ◦ Skills ◦ Attitudes/Dispositions These feed/support the program outcomes assessment ◦ Courses/Outcome Matrix ◦ Where does your course fit it? ◦ What part of those outcomes does your course address ◦ How does it address them
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How do you address those KSD’s in your course? What assignments are linked to which outcomes? What are your standards for success? KSD/Assignment Matrix
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Asks you to identify 3 assignments Asks you to link them to the outcomes they measured Asks you to identify the standard for meeting those outcomes Asks you to report what percentage of students in your class achieved those standards Asks you to report any changes you would make as a result of this assessment Asks you to report back on any changes you made last year and how it all worked out
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Asks you to report any changes you would make as a result of this assessment Asks you to report back on any changes you made last year and how it all worked out (closing the loop) You will complete this once an academic year for each course you teach Do not need duplicates for multiple sections taught at similar times
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Summary of where we are in our programs with regard to assessing student learning outcomes Due each fall 1 per program
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Summarizes which learning outcomes we have measured in the academic year What we found out We are doing with the information What we have seen relative to previously gathered information and changes we implemented Due in May for each program
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Set up folders on your H-Drive for each of your courses Inside each have a folder entitled Assessment In that folder have the following folders ◦ CAF’s ◦ Evidence of Student Work ◦ Syllabi ◦ KSD Matrix for the Course ◦ Outcomes Matrix for the Program
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While assessment serves us well as faculty While assessment serves our students well We must all remember it is a part of the expectation of our accrediting bodies ◦ The Higher Learning Commission ◦ The professions ◦ The disciplines
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Faculty & Course Evaluation Nationally scored Comparisons to others ◦ in the IDEA database ◦ teaching in the discipline ◦ teaching at ODU during that term Each course Developmental
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