Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education
Introduction
Section 2
Background and Rationale for Assessment
Section 3
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Section 4
Assessment Tools and Data
Quality Data
Defining Terms
Assessment Tools
Grades & Assessment
Primary Trait Analysis
Rubrics
Selecting
the Tools
Creating a Tool
Quiz
Quiz Answers
Your SLOs
Section 5
Course Assessment
Section
6
Program Assessment
Section
7
Closing the Loop
Section
8
Implementing Assessment Training on
Campus
Section
9
References & Resources
Definitions
Workbook
Using Materials from
this Website
Quiz on Assessment Tools
1. Where is the best place to examine direct data about student learning?
2. List at least three advantages and three disadvantages to using standardized assessment tools.
3. List at least three advantages and three disadvantages to using local or homegrown assessment tools.
4. What are some advantages to embedded assessment?
5. Match the following characteristics and descriptions of quality data.
| Characteristic | Definition |
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a. Valid |
i. The data are reproducible. Repeated assessment yields the same data. |
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b. Reliable |
ii. The data answers important questions, and is not generated simply because it is easy to measure. |
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c. Authentic |
iii. The data contributes to improving teaching and learning. |
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d. Relevant |
iv. The assessment simulates real-life circumstances. Also see the link to Grant Wiggins article on authentic assessment. |
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e. Effective |
v. The data accurately represents what you are trying to measure. |
Janet Fulks
Assessing Student Learning in Community Colleges (2004), Bakersfield
College
jfulks@bakersfieldcollege.edu
07/11/2006