Spring Assessment Workshop Overview 2014-2015

Dive into the highlights of the Spring Assessment Workshop brought by the Senate Assessment Committee in 2014-2015. Explore sessions led by Dr. Jody Waters, Jim, Kristin, and Vicki, covering topics like program review evaluations, ePortfolios, and more. Get insights on assessment developments and the importance of senior writing submissions. Discover the collaborative assessment approach undertaken by the committee, sharing successes and progress through tools like TracDat.

• Assessment Workshop
• Senate Committee
• Program Review
• Senior Writing
• Collaborative Approach

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1. Spring Assessment Workshop Brought to you by your Senate Assessment Committee 2014 - 2015

2. Dr. Jody Waters Introduction

3. The Plan 1. Introduction Jody 2. Today s Plan and Overview Jim 3. Thank you s Jim 4. Exciting Assessment Developments: Statewide and Nationally Kristin 5. Senior Writing Reminder Jim 6. Summary Discussion of Program Review Evaluations Jim 7. Program Assessment Exemplars Introduced by Kristin 8. Program Review Questions and Suggestions for Improvement Jim 9. ePortfolios Vicki 10.Working with University Studies Jim 11.Quantitative Literacy Survey Slideshow Jim SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 3

4. Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 4

5. Assessment Excitement State and Nation Will We Rewarded for Doing Assessment? No Really! SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 5

6. Senior Writing Submission Reminder Complete, polished work that exhibits critical thinking preferably containing references with citations Intention of the paper should be clear. No later than October 1, 2015 S:\provost\specialaccess\senior writing\2014- 2015\your program PDF form and be named student-id.pdf for example, 940123456.PDF. No later than October 1, 2015 SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 6

7. 2014-2015 Program Assessment Report Summary Data compiled from Assessment Report Reviews Reviews were completed individually by two assessment committee members that then met and came to consensus N=30 Met or will meet with individual programs to go over their reviews SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 7

8. Share Your Success We know some programs are assessing but we couldn t find any information. TracDat is a way to share your success. Looks for progress from year to year. We were harder graders this year. SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 8

9. Where are We? SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 9

10. Did We Do Better? SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 10

11. What Is in TracDat? SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 11

12. How Do We Think We Are Doing? SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 12

13. Recommendations Special intervention for programs not completing the loop and engaging all their faculty. Specify where in TracDat to put what. Focus the program review on data, analysis, and follow-up. SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 13

14. What Other Programs are Doing Music Sociology Business SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 14

15. Questions and Suggestions for Improvement? SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 15

16. Eportfolio: Activities and Recommendations Vicki Suter or Hart Wilson SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 16

17. We Met with the University Studies Committee The Conundrum We have scads of University Studies classes. There are scads of students in them. We have well-defined university-wide learning outcomes for these classes. (The Strand Outcomes) We don t know if students are achieving our goals. We don t know if we have consistency within strands. SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 17

18. Results for the Quantitative Literacy Survey SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 18

19. Thanks to All! SOU Spring Assessment Workshop May 29, 2015 19