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Creating a Culture of Assessment

Creating a Culture of Assessment . Arkansas State University – Jonesboro Strategic Plan Priority – Support student learning as the first priority to establish ASTATE as a premier learning-centered university. History of Assessment of Higher Education.

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Creating a Culture of Assessment

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  1. Creating a Culture of Assessment Arkansas State University – Jonesboro Strategic Plan Priority – Support student learning as the first priority to establish ASTATE as a premier learning-centered university

  2. History of Assessment of Higher Education • National Commission on the Future of Higher Education- 2005 call to improve access, affordability, accountability, and quality • Governor Beebe – double college degree production by 2025 • History of ASTATE Assessment

  3. Good Professors: Then and Now • Knows it all • Teach the motivated • Extend the scepter • What goes in • Knows it when sees it • Pride in high DFW rate • Students, then research • Sage on stage • Can explain the main • Motivate the flaccid • Attentive to all • What goes out • Articulates expectations • Pride in learning outcome • Research with students • Guide on side Teacher Credentials Student Learning

  4. Articulating SLOS (the non-negotiables)

  5. Best Practice or Waste of Time? • Faculty-driven • Adverb • Research • Office of Assessment • Aligned with Passion • CQI – linked to Goal (slo) • Data say • So what • How we changed • What we got (consider specialized accreditation guidelines) • Administration-driven • Noun • Report • Bureau of Collections • Prescriptive • Black hole PEDAGOGY PAPERWORK

  6. Three-Tiered Assessment • University Level Goals • Degree Program Goals • General Education Goals • What are they? • So what does that mean for me? • Assessment Website A-Z Assessment

  7. To Do: • Course level – • Syllabi must list course slos linked to program/gen ed goal • Identify non-negotiables - assess • If general education, connect with GEC liaison • Program Level - • Login to Tracdat: assessment.astate.edu/tracdat • Username = login before @astate.edu • PW = pw (literally the lowercase letters pw) • Include relevant goals on your syllabus • University Level • CT - Evidence-based practices for reading/writing; CAT training • UT – ITTC ~ best practices, faculty development • GA - GPI • Register for Assessment Institute - ITTC

  8. advice from colleagues

  9. Assessment – Office ofStudent Learning Outcomes Dr. Josie Welsh - Director jwelsh@astate.edu 972-2989

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