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Overview of Assessment at TCU

Overview of Assessment at TCU. Catherine Wehlburg, Ph.D. Associate Provost Office of Institutional Effectiveness. TCU’s “Assessment” Office. Office for Institutional Effectiveness 2016 Sadler Hall Staff Include: Director – Catherine Wehlburg Associate Director – Chris Hightower

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Overview of Assessment at TCU

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  1. Overview of Assessment at TCU Catherine Wehlburg, Ph.D. Associate Provost Office of Institutional Effectiveness

  2. TCU’s “Assessment” Office • Office for Institutional Effectiveness • 2016 Sadler Hall • Staff Include: • Director – Catherine Wehlburg • Associate Director – Chris Hightower • Graduate Assistant – Katie Krajny • Administrative Assistant – Zoanne Hogg • 817-257-7156

  3. Assessment AND Accreditation

  4. Why Assess? • Assessment for Accountability • Assessment for Learning • Assessment for Teaching • Transformative Assessment

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

  8. A Real Culture of Assessment • Those doing the assessment must create it • Must be based on an agreed upon and important mission statement • Trust concerning how assessment data will be used must be established • Assessment should be seen as a continuous and ongoing process • May become “messy” • Must result in enhanced learning

  9. WEAVE

  10. Upcoming Workshops • November 13 – 3:00 – 4:30 • Creating Meaningful Student Learning Outcomes – How can we make this worth the time and effort it can take? How can we use this to improve student learning? • Location - RJH  113 • January 29th – 3:00 – 4:30 • Measuring Learning that Works – What ways can we better measure learning both for improvement and for the assessment reports (the accountability side)? • Location – TBA • April 8th – 3:00 – 4:30 • Using Findings to Make Action Plans – How can we use our data to make curricular decisions that benefit teaching and learning? What can we do to improve and enhance what we do? • Location – TBA

  11. Questions? Comments?

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