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NEASC Annual Meeting Assessment Workshop

NEASC Annual Meeting Assessment Workshop. Dr. Jennifer Brown, UMass-Boston Dr. Emily Dibble, Bunker Hill Community College Dr. William Gammell, Eastern Connecticut State University David Hemenway, Charter Oak State College. Workshop Schedule . Introductions

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NEASC Annual Meeting Assessment Workshop

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  1. NEASC Annual Meeting Assessment Workshop Dr. Jennifer Brown, UMass-Boston Dr. Emily Dibble, Bunker Hill Community College Dr. William Gammell, Eastern Connecticut State University David Hemenway, Charter Oak State College

  2. Workshop Schedule • Introductions • Short Presentations on Assessment Activities • Breakout Sessions • Summaries of Table Discussions • Wrap-up

  3. Course Evaluation System • Implement a system that works for your college/environment • Simplify- we went from 15 to 5 questions • Were the Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) met for this course? • How much did the student learn in the course? • Rate the effectiveness of the course • Rate the effectiveness of the instructor • What would you change and what would you keep in this course? • All questions ask for written comments

  4. Keys to a Successful Course Evaluation System from an Assessment Perspective • Stress importance to faculty and students • Make it as easy as possible • Provide results in a timely manner and easily to all appropriate people • Provide benchmarking information • Analyze information by discipline, level, and demographics • Use the information wisely and appropriately

  5. Maximizing Institutional Data • Remedial success with concurrent courses • Remedial success in subsequent courses • Student success in a series of courses • Effectiveness of Learning Communities • Biology assessment using old GREs • Analysis of reading/writing placement tests with GED achievement • Course mapping with course SLOs to College General Education goals

  6. Conclusions • Most colleges have spent significant resources on the collection of data, but do not maximize it • Information needs to be produced on several levels for improving student success • Data needs to be turned into information to support assessment efforts….provide technical and professional support to faculty colleagues • New initiatives should have built in assessment with measurable outcomes • Build a culture of evidence/data based decision environment at your college • Research is a service function

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