Using Assessment Data to Enrich Effective Educational Practices

1. Using Assessment Data to Enrich Effective Educational Practices Catherine M. Wehlburg, Ph.D. Texas Christian University c.wehlburg@tcu.edu www.assessment.tcu.edu AAC&U 2008

2. Introductions Who are you? Why are you here? What do you hope to gain?

3. Where Are We Today? Assessment for Accountability Assessment for Learning Assessment for Teaching Transformative Assessment

4. Assessment for Accountability Assessment used for punishment Role of regional accreditors Used for external reasons only �Top Down� requirement Mechanistic and technical approach to gathering information Assessment that is �added onto� already operating programs

5. Transformative Assessment True purpose of assessing � enhancing student learning Not an end in itself Focused on student learning Must be cyclical Should be integrated into the regular cycle of the department/unit Should contribute to ongoing dialogue

6. Transformative Assessment Should align with institutional mission and goals Should be collaborative within a department/college/institution Should be Consistent Systematic Appropriate and realistic Meaningful Sustainable Often embedded

7. Assessment per se guarantees nothing by way of improvement; no more than a thermometer cures a fever Ted Marchese

Using Assessment Data to Enrich Effective Educational Practices

Using Assessment Data to Enrich Effective Educational Practices

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Contingencies for the use of effective educational practices: Developing Utah’s Alternate Assessment

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Using Data Interoperability to Realize Effective Data

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