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Good Assessment – What is it & How do we do it?

Good Assessment – What is it & How do we do it?. Thomas Angelo tells us:. “Assessment is an ongoing process of: Establishing clear, measureable expected outcomes of student learning Ensuring that students have sufficient opportunities to achieve those outcomes

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Good Assessment – What is it & How do we do it?

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  1. Good Assessment – What is it & How do we do it?

  2. Thomas Angelo tells us: • “Assessment is an ongoing process of: • Establishing clear, measureable expected outcomes of student learning • Ensuring that students have sufficient opportunities to achieve those outcomes • Systematically gather, analyze and interpret evidence to determine how well student learning matches our expectations” (Faculty create an acceptable level of student PROFICIENCY) • “Using the resulting information to understand and improve student learning”. Angelo, T.A. (1995). Reassessing (and redefining) assessment. AAHE Bulletin, 48(3), 7-9.

  3. Linda Suskie tells us: The difference between traditional and current approaches to assessment is: “…that under contemporary approaches, assessment is viewed as part of an integrated, collaborative learning experience.” Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing Student Learning, a common sense guide. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

  4. Different Levels of Assessing • Course Level • Program Level • Takes place in several ways: • Embedded course assignments • Capstone experiences • Field experiences • Portfolios • Published or National Tests • Benchmark surveys • General Education • Institutional

  5. Differences According to Suskie • Assessment or Grading? • Assessment or Teaching to the Test? • Assessment or Evaluation • Assessment or Faculty Evaluation? • Assessment or Research? • Assessment or Program Review? • Student Learning or Institutional Effectiveness? • Assessment or Performance Indicators? • Assessment or Accountability? All answers to these questions can be found in the first chapter of Linda Suskie’s “Assessing Student Learning,” 2009.

  6. How CMC Does It – Faculty Led • Discipline Coordinators/Lead Faculty organize courses/programs to be assessed during the current year • Discipline Coordinators/Lead Faculty collaborate with discipline faculty to create common assessments and common rating Rubrics used for assessing student learning – identify a level of PROFICENCY • Discipline Coordinators/Lead Faculty send common tools out to those teach the course/program • Faculty assessment student learning and share results with their Discipline Coordinators/Lead Faculty • Discipline Coordinators/Lead Faculty enter assessment information into TaskStream

  7. TaskStream – The Top Drawer • CMC uses TaskStream AMS software to store assessment information. • Can be found at: www.taskstream.com • If you’d like to look around and have an account, contact Bonnie Steele (bsteele@coloradomtn.edu or Ext. 8500) to get signed up. • Everyone is allowed to view what’s in TaskStream.

  8. Is My Course Being Assessed? • - If yes then: Contact your Discipline Coordinator or Instructional Chair for help and information After you contact your Discipline Coordinator, you should receive confirmation of the SLO you will be involved in assessing, a copy of the common assessment tool and a copy of the common Rubric used to rate your student’s learning. Share results • - If no then: Proceed with assessments in your class as you would normally, being careful to assess students over the material listed on the Student Learning Outcomes in the standard course syllabus template.

  9. Assessment/TaskStream Training Fall 2014 Each of the training will consist of two hour time blocks to include: • Just the facts ma’am: How to get into TaskStream, what is it used for, lots of tools to use inside, who has edit access or read access, where are online resources to help me, etc. • What is a workspace or an affiliation, how to I use the rubric maker, how do I use the email tool to have a group discussion, how do I enter outcomes into TaskStream and other fun things to do in your spare time. • What is Good Assessment and how do we use it for improvement • What is CMC’s system of assessing courses/programs or “Who’s on First”…organization is the key • How to find out if your class is involved with assessment

  10. Schedule Fall 14 • September 10th – Carbondale 1 – 3pm, room • September 11th – Glenwood Center 1 - 3pm, room • September 17th - Rifle 2 – 4pm, room • September 26th – Edwards 2 – 4pm, room • October 8th – Leadville 1 - 3pm, room • October 16th - Steamboat 1:00 to 3:00pm, room • October 22nd – Breckenridge 10:00 to 12:00am, room • November 13th Dillon 10 – 12am, room

  11. More Information… Call or email Dr. Bonnie Steele, 970-384-8500 or bsteele@coloradomtn.edu

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