Phil Dunwoody, Gerald Kruse, Dave Hsiung, David Sowell, Doug Stiffler, Belle Tuten, and Jim

Tuten Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

SoTL Themes for 2012-13 AssessmentPromoting Critical ThinkingSustainability

Continue strong attendance(averaged 31 2010-11, averaged 40 2011-12)

New projectsmodel transition from passive observer to active practitioner…

RemindersLearning Communities

Teaching ExcellenceFridays 3:30 – 5:00pm, Founders 421Aug 31, Sept 21, Oct 5, Nov 2, Nov 16 and Dec 7

Junior Faculty – Susan PrillTuesdays 4:00 pm, Rockwell Seminar RoomSept 11, Sept 25, Oct 9, Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 27, Dec 11

Grants Group – Jeff Demarest

Moodle, https://moodle.juniata.edu/course/view.php?id=573

SoTL Webpage, http://www.juniata.edu/services/sotl/

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"I know this isn't true about your faculty," he said to chuckles from the audience, but "a lot of our faculty ... aren't wild about assessment. It makes the hair go up on the back of their necks."

"I know this isn't true about your faculty," he said to chuckles from the audience, but "a lot of our faculty ... aren't wild about assessment. It makes the hair go up on the back of their necks." Juniata College Provost Jim Lakso, August 4, 2008http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/08/04/cla

Middle States, Working Group 14Assessment of Student Learning

Institutional Learning Outcomes

Department Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning OutcomesCurriculum Committee Requirements

In new course proposals, faculty must provide the “objectives, skills and knowledge students are expected to gain” and answer the question, “how will you evaluate the students in the course?”

Course Learning OutcomesCurriculum Committee Requirements

In new course proposals, faculty must provide the “objectives, skills and knowledge students are expected to gain” and answer the question, “how will you evaluate the students in the course?”

Possible “New” TerminologyA Student Learning Outcome (SLO) for a course is a brief statement of what a student will know and be able to do at the end of a course.

Syllabi UploadRandom sample of 50 courses offered during 2010-11

All faculty are required to upload electronic copies of their syllabi http://services.juniata.edu/faculty/syllabi/index.html

Of the 50 courses, 15 (30%), did not have a syllabus on file

Next section or closest number course was substituted to maintain sample size of 50

Rubric, existence only 2 - Explicitly listed as Student Learning Outcomes,

Student Goals, Goals, etc.

1 - NOT Explicitly listed BUT CAN be inferred from the course syllabus

0 - NOT listedAND can NOT be inferred from the course syllabus

Results of 50 Syllabi Reviewed2 - Explicitly listed as Student Learning Outcomes,

Student Goals, Goals, etc.28 of 50 (56%)

1 - NOT Explicitly listed BUT CAN be inferred from the course syllabus

11 of 50 (22%)

0 - NOT listedAND can NOT be inferred from the course syllabus

11 of 50 (22%)

Suggestions for writing SLOs• Be specific

• Don’t use passive voice, use active verbs• Analyze• Classify• Design• Evaluate• Perform• Synthesize• Teach

Assessment Quickies #2, Writing Student Learning Outcomeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0DeysBX7M&feature=plcp

Levels of Student LearningBasic

Define, Label, Recognize, …

Mid-rangeApply, Interpret, Solve

AdvancedCompose, Formulate, Plan, Judge, Defend

Assessment Quickies #3, Levels of Student Learninghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTpyloIuxA&feature=context-cha

SLOs, before and afterFirst Draft:Be familiar with major theorists and concepts in _______

How would you revise?

Assessment Quickies #2, Writing Student Learning Outcomeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0DeysBX7M&feature=plcp

SLOs, before and afterFirst Draft:Be familiar with major theorists and concepts in _______

How would you revise?Be able to name the major theorists and to define important concepts in _______

Assessment Quickies #2, Writing Student Learning Outcomeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0DeysBX7M&feature=plcp

SLOs, before and afterFirst Draft:Be familiar with major theorists and concepts in _______

How would you revise?Be able to name the major theorists and to define important concepts in _______

Basic level SLO

Assessment Quickies #2, Writing Student Learning Outcomeshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA0DeysBX7M&feature=plcp

APA Goal 7: Communication Skills. Students will be able to communicate effectively in a variety of formats.

SLO: Students will be able to make a formal presentation summarizing research on a particular topic.

Teaching Methods: The course instructor will cover the basic elements in a research presentation and will demonstrate such a presentation for the students. Students will assess the instructor using the same grading rubric that the instructor will later use to assess students. As a designated CS course, the course will comply with college CS requirements (shown below). Each student will be responsible for two presentations. Feedback will be provided after each presentation.

Assessment: The presentation will each be graded using a rubric provided to the students at the beginning of class.

You CAN do this, if you haven’t already…At the Learning Community on Teaching Excellence this Friday (31.Aug, 3:30-5:00pm, Founders 421), we will discuss writing SLOs in your syllabus

Real examples, bring your course goals as wellAssessment measures(s)(direct or indirect)Data gathering discussionHow to “close the loop” by reviewing the data and modifying the course

History Department Demo…