USING ASSESSMENT TO INFORM & REFORM PRACTICEAcademic Programs Assessment Committee (APAC) Presentation

Melanie DiLoreto

TWO AREAS OF EMPHASIS

Simultaneous Planning

Tk20 Implementation

Assessment Culture (meeting

the needs)

TK20 ADOPTION PLANNING Planning Committee

Spring 2008 – Summer 2008

Internal & External Stakeholders – CAS, PCL, SoE, Academic Affairs, ITS, Supervising Teachers, Principals, Faculty & Staff

Reviewed 3 systems - Interviewed several institutional representatives across nation face-to-face visit with one institution

Established “roll-out” plan (phased among programs and functions within system)

Course Based Assessments – Courses common across programs that meet accreditation recommendations

COURSE-BASED ASSESSMENTS (KEY ASSIGNMENTS)

6-8 common courses across programs within department

Informed students, faculty, bookstore, etc. Identified lead instructors Collected and input existing rubrics Data analysis for one semester Changes imminent

ASSESSMENT PLANNING QUESTIONS…

What do we need to know? External stakeholders Accreditation needs

What do we want to know for continuous improvement? Faculty Administrators Staff External stakeholders

Are there common data needs across groups and/or programs?

RUBRIC TASK FORCE Developed common rubric template

Exceeds, Meets, Does not Meet What to do if students don’t meet expectations

Must meet expectations on each SLO identified How do we communicate these requirements with

students?Common syllabus statementStudent orientationAcademic advising

Trained lead instructorsSelection of appropriate standards, competencies, and

proficiencies Completing their rubric in the new format Implementing rubric in Tk20

KEY ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC – INITIAL CERTIFICATION

KEY ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC - ADVANCED

SYLLABUS STATEMENT

Note: Key Assignments must be submitted in TK20. You must earn 70% or better on the identified student learning outcomes of this assignment to pass this course and continue in this Teacher Education program.

RUBRIC REVIEW COMMITTEE & POLICIES

Quality of rubric… “Appropriate” rubric language How to determine point values

Percentage of grading rubric

PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEES

Peer review process - validity Review & recommend standards Review & recommend selection of

assignment

DATA GENERATED

USE OF DATA FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Data Analysis: Enrollment (currently enrolled, active, graduated) Student & Faculty Demographics Course Based Performance Data GPAs Pass Rates on Required Exams Dispositions Field Experience Performance Data

Data analyzed, presented & discussed monthly: Director of SoE Coordinator of Educational Leadership SoE Program Review Committees