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

2. OVERVIEW
Teach the skills and knowledge that GVSU and society want our graduates to have
Assess how well students learn it (every 3 years)
Report the results and future plans (CAR)
Revise the course

3. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Knowledge Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) (1-3/class)
AND
Skills SLOs (2 or 3/class, more if it double dips):
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Ethical Reasoning
Information Literacy
Integration
Oral Communication
Problem Solving
Quantitative Literacy
Written Communication

4. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
DO NOW
TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
1. Which SLOs do I do?
2. What is the definition of the the SLO?
Click on the “Assessment” button.

5. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
DO NOW
3. How do I teach the SLOs?
Click on the “Assessment” button.

6. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Assessment measure = something you grade
You can’t use a grade to assign a rating (3 is not an B)
For example: In a Foundation course, a student may receive an A on an assignment but they may only receive a 2 for written communication
Critical point → One measure (e.g., a paper) can be used to rate several SLOs but you must evaluate each SLO separately (students aren’t likely to have identical ratings on a skill and a knowledge SLO)
Don’t assess everything using the same measure

7. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Assess towards the end of the term
You MUST use the GE rubric to assign assessment ratings (1-4)
No pre- and post-test needed
One measure of learning for each SLO
We encourage you to share the assessment rubrics you have rated with students so they know where they need to focus their efforts.

8. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Skills Rubric (see the specific skill rubric for more information)
Tree ring model - Students have multiple exposures to the Skills outcomes; therefore, we do not anticipate students receiving a Level 3 rating after a single course (but we do anticipate it by graduation).
Student Performance Levels
4 = Exceeds: higher than Level 3
3 = Satisfies: the level we expect for graduating seniors
2 = Progressing: the level we expect students to reach after 1-2 exposures to a skill
1 = Baseline: the level we can expect for adequately prepared entering students
0 = Below baseline
Blank = did not complete assignment, test, etc.

9. Rubric for a Skill SLO
Student Ratings
Objectives

10. A student – regardless of major – demonstrates:
TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Knowledge Rubric
One exposure model: Students have only one or two exposures to the Knowledge outcomes; therefore, the goal is to achieve Level 3 after a single course.
A student – regardless of major – demonstrates:
4=advanced understanding
3=basic understanding
2=substantial progress toward a basic understanding
1=very limited understanding
0=no understanding
Blank=did not complete assignment, test, etc.

11. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
DO NOW
4. How do I assess the SLOs?
5. Where do I enter my data?
Click on the “Assessment” button.

12. Main Page of the Assessment Site
TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Main Page of the Assessment Site
Click here for your course and section

13. Export the spreadsheet or enter your data online
TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Export the spreadsheet or enter your data online

14. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Knowledge SLOs: These are broad (make sure the students see the forest for the trees). It is NOT the score on an exam or the course grade.
Knowledge SLOs
Enter a 1, 2, 3, 4 in every cell (or a blank if they did not submit it or 0 if they are below Level 1)

15. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Skills SLOs: Enter a rating for each objective for each SLO (there are 3 or 4 objectives for each SLO)
Objectives
Enter a 1, 2, 3, 4 (or a blank if they did not submit, or 0 if they are below 1) in every cell.

16. DO TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEMESTER 6. Enter assessment data online
TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
DO TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEMESTER
6. Enter assessment data online
Submit data by May 3.
We’ll you tables and figures of your results.
Click on the “Assessment” button.

17. How you assessed the SLOs
TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
In the CAR, report on
How you taught the SLOs
How you assessed the SLOs
What you learned how you plan to revise the course (teaching and/or assessing)
Write 1 CAR – jointly – for all sections that collected data
Submit the CAR by May 24.
CAR to:
7. Complete the CAR (Course Assessment Report)

18. TEACH, ASSESS, REPORT, REVISE
Next time you teach the course, revise how you teach and/or assess the course based on what you learned and GEC’s feedback on your report !!
Call if you have questions!!