Marla A. Franco Scott J. Duncan Michele M. Willingham
Program Outline Back to Basics Why, What and How to Assess Writing Clear, Measurable Learning Outcomes Next Steps How to Analyze and Interpret Results Tips for Presenting Results Lots of Hands On Practice! Michele 2
Today’s Learning Outcomes Participants who actively engage in this training session will be able to: Write learning outcomes that contain all the required elements. Recall at least 3 questions to ask themselves when analyzing assessment results. Marla 3
Why, What and How Explain what we do and how it makes a difference in ways that people who are not us can understand and remember (Keeling & Associates, 2008) Operational Effectiveness – what happened? utilization, efficiency, quality, satisfaction Mission Effectiveness – what changed? how are students different? Michele 4
Not Just Another Assignment! Before Collecting Any Data… Design an Overall Assessment Plan Tools Assessment Planning Matrix Assessment Planning Template Scott 5
Student Learning Outcomes Desired qualities, capacities, abilities of students at the completion of a single learning activity or after multiple learning experiences. What any student should be able to do, know, or value as a result of engaging in a learning experience (Keeling & Associates, 2008) Michele 6
Constructing Outcomes Audience = Who? Behavior = Observable Change, A Audience Action Verbs B Behavior Condition = Setting/Situation, C Condition Influencing Variables, and D Degree Tools, Resources or Aids Degree = Level of Achievement Michele 7
Constructing Outcomes Marla 8
Measuring Outcomes Surveys Observations Interviews and Focus Groups Reflective Essays and Portfolios Content Analysis and Rubrics More Details on Assessment Methods Scott 9
Practice, Practice, Practice… 30 minutes Marla & Michele 10
Questions to Ask Yourself What does this data tell me? What trends do I see? What patterns emerge? What do these results mean in relation to… us, our department, our processes, this program, future programs? Now that we know this, what will we… change, do differently, do more of, stop doing? Who else would/should care about these results? What would/should the results mean to them? How can we best communicate that? Scott 11
Tips for Presenting Results Just the facts, Jack! Avoid using the word “significant” to describe your results unless you’ve run tests that show statistical significance. Never under-estimate the value of a good Executive Summary Sample Reports and Booklet on “Researchese” Scott 12
Practice, Practice, Practice… 30 minutes Michele & Marla 13
Please help us evaluate this training! Scott 14
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