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Educational Effectiveness Fall Faculty Retreat 2006 Leanne Neilson Halyna Kornuta. Key Learning Points. Common understandings “Educational Effectiveness” Evidence Use of Evidence. Educational Effectiveness: What is it?. What we want our students to know
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Educational Effectiveness Fall Faculty Retreat 2006 Leanne Neilson Halyna Kornuta
Key Learning Points Common understandings • “Educational Effectiveness” • Evidence • Use of Evidence
Educational Effectiveness:What is it? • What we want our students to know • Competencies, knowledge, skills, abilities, applications, and dispositions • How we know they know it • Evidence
Why Bother? Our need for Evidence • Student Recruitment • Accreditation • Fundraising / Grants • Institutional Improvement, Self-study and Reflection
Methods Student Satisfaction Surveys Student Exit Surveys Alumni Surveys Employer Surveys Focus groups Exit Interviews with Graduates Data Mining Faculty/Student ratios Percentage of students who study abroad Enrollment trends Percentage of students who graduate within six years Diversity of students, faculty, staff Retention and Transfer Studies Percentage of students who go on to graduate school Job Placement Statistics Indirect EvidencePerceptions and Input
Student work samples Portfolios Capstone projects Assessment of student performance Case Analysis Pre-and post-tests Blind scored assignments Locally developed tests Standardized tests National licensure examinations Direct Evidence Products of Student Learning
What Constitutes Good Evidence • Purposeful • Representative • Varied • Actionable
Think About. . . CLU Evidence • Indirect • NSSE / BCSS • Noel-Levitz • Library • Direct • WIC • SOE
CLU Indirect Evidence N S S E National Survey of Student Engagement B C S S Beginning College Student Survey
BCSS 17j. Participate in a school-sponsored community service project NSSE 1k. Participated in a community-based project (e.g. service learning) as part of a regular course
BCSS / NSSE Engagement Expectation
BCSS / NSSE Engagement Service to the Community Expectation
CLU Direct Evidence Student Learning Outcomes Written Communication Information Literacy Critical Thinking W I C
Entrance / Exit Interviews Employer / Administrator Survey Alumni Survey CLU Direct EvidenceSOE Field Supervisor Evaluation Comprehensive Exam / Thesis / Webfolio Defense Course Work (Portfolio)
Key Learning Points Common understandings • “Educational Effectiveness” • Evidence • Use of Evidence
Educational Effectiveness Fall Faculty Retreat 2006 Written and Produced by Leanne Neilson Halyna Kornuta