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Wendy Weiner Chatham University

Establishing a Culture of Assessment. Wendy Weiner Chatham University. Middle States Conference December 7-9, 2008 Baltimore, MD. General Education Goals. 1. Establishing/fine-tuning gen ed goals Whole-college assessment

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Wendy Weiner Chatham University

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  1. Establishing a Culture of Assessment Wendy WeinerChatham University Middle States Conference December 7-9, 2008 Baltimore, MD

  2. General Education Goals 1 • Establishing/fine-tuning gen ed goals • Whole-college assessment • Verification of all gen ed goals being supported in each degree program

  3. Common Glossary of Assessment Terms 2 • Goals v. objectives • Learning outcomes v. objectives • Assessment v. evaluation

  4. Faculty Ownership of Assessment Program 3 • If the faculty doesn’t own it, it’s not going to happen • Faculty-led assessment team

  5. On-going Professional Development 4 • Internal series of assessment professional develop workshops • Sending out teams to regional, national, international workshops

  6. Administrative Support and Understanding 5 • Assessment is everyone’s business • Starts with president • Requires some financial, administrative resources

  7. Practical, Sustainable Assessment Plan 6 • Cost effective • Realistic • Rollover assessment

  8. Systematic Assessment 7 • Planned rollout with multi-year cycle • Not once and done

  9. Student Learning Outcomes for All Courses and Programs 8 • Departmental collaboration—identify what students should be able to do and know • Use Bloom’s taxonomy • Remember, “understand” and “learn” aren’t measureable

  10. Comprehensive Program Review 9 • Improvement • Growth • Accountability

  11. Assessment of Co-curricular Activities 10 • Learning outside the classroom • Example: College-wide global focus

  12. College-wide Involvement in Institutional Effectiveness 11 • Going beyond student learning outcomes. • How well the college is meeting its mission and goals • Areas not to overlook: • president’s office, • administrative services, • the college board of trustees, • workforce development, • the foundation, • public relations, • all components of student services • Library services

  13.  Forums To Share the Strategies and Results with the College 12 • Faculty learn from each other • Cross departmental pollination • peer review the efforts, • steer away from failed experiences • replicate successes where appropriate

  14. Assessment Results Reflected in Planning and Budgeting 13 • Faculty participation • Support • Rewards • Closing the loop

  15. Celebration of the Successes; Learning from the Failures 14 • Clear message that assessment report didn’t drop off the face of the earth • Discussing what went wrong • Prevent repetition of mistakes • Tweak to make it a successful activity

  16. What Happens When a New Initiative Is Proposed 15 • Most compelling indicator of having a culture of assessment • Important questions: • What are the goals and objectives? • How will we assess it?

  17. Review your lists • What else could identify your culture of assessment?

  18. Questions?

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