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Title goes here. Many definitions for commonly used termsAssessmentGoalsOutcomes/objectivesStudent learning outcomes (SLOs)Shared understanding is most important. Title goes here. ?Assessment is the process of gathering and discussing information from multiple and diverse sources in order t
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1. What do we want to know about students and our programs? Kimberly Thompson, Regis University
2. Title goes here Many definitions for commonly used terms
Assessment
Goals
Outcomes/objectives
Student learning outcomes (SLOs)
Shared understanding is most important
3. Title goes here “Assessment is the process of gathering and discussing information from multiple and diverse sources in order to develop a deep understanding of what students know, understand, and can do with their knowledge as a result of their educational experiences; the process culminates when assessment results are used to improve subsequent learning.”
(Huba & Freed, 2000. Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses)
4. Title goes here “Goals are used to express intended results in general terms.”
Describes broad learning concepts (i.e., clear communication)
“Objectives are used to express intended results in precise terms.”
Describes specific behaviors (i.e., speaker uses active, not passive, sentence construction)
(Palomba & Banta, 1999. Assessment Essentials)
5. Title goes here “A learning outcome is a stated expectation of what someone will have learned….learning outcomes inform curriculum, teaching, and assessment.”
(Driscoll & Wood, 2007. Developing Outcomes-based Assessment
for learner-centered Education)
6. Title goes here Levels of assessment may include:
Institutional
College, school, division
Program
Course
Individual student
7. Title goes here Key ingredients for success
Levels linked to
Mission
Each other (alignment)
Shared understanding and communication
Learning outcomes developed by faculty
