assessing student learning: a good idea
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Presentation for 15th International Conference on Online LearningTRANSCRIPT
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Assessing Student Assessing Student Learning:Learning:
A Good IDEA!A Good IDEA!
– Allyson Dickie, Assoc. Dean Distributed Learning
– Robert Stanley, Dir. Institutional Research & Effectiveness
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Assessing Student Learning:Assessing Student Learning:A Good IDEA!A Good IDEA!
• Brief Overview: Online Course Design @ NPU
– Allyson Dickie
• Overview of IDEA Student Course Rating System
– Robert Stanley
• Demonstration of IDEA Implementation @ NPU
– Allyson Dickie
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Online Course Design @ NPUOnline Course Design @ NPUTwo CornerstonesTwo Cornerstones
• Focused on Student Learning
–Strong Assessment of Student Learning
–Primary Objective – Improve Teaching Practice
• Cornerstone #1 -- Quality Matters
–Faculty Peer Reviewed Process
–Research Based Rubric
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Online Course Design @ NPUOnline Course Design @ NPUCornerstones continuedCornerstones continued
• Cornerstone #2 – Student Course Ratings
–One Possibility
–Interesting but is there another way?
–NPU uses the IDEA Student Rating Systems
• Aligns with Quality Matters Design Process• Closes the assessment loop
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ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNINGASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
CENTERPIECECENTERPIECEONLINE COURSE DESIGNONLINE COURSE DESIGN
Assessment of
Student Learning
COURSE OBJECTIVES
IDEACOURSE
EVALUATIONS
LEARNINGACTIVITIES
COURSE ASSESSMENTS
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INSTITUTIONAL & PROGRAM QUESTIONS:
• How do we capture data?
– On-line courses
– F2 F courses
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• INSTITUTIONAL & PROGRAM QUESTIONS:
• Will the data be informative?
• What is wrong with our current system?
• Do we really need this information?
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Overview:Overview:
• North Park University
• A four-year liberal arts university located on the north side of Chicago
• Estimated student enrollment is 3,000 students
• Over 300 faculty
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Academic Programs:Academic Programs:
• Undergraduate College
• North Park Theological Seminary
• School of Adult Learning
• School of Business & Nonprofit Management
• School of Education
• School of Music
• School of Nursing
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•IDEA:
What an odd term for assessing student learning.
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IDEA:
Individual Development and Educational
Assessment
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The IDEA Center was established in 1975
Adjusts for extraneous circumstances
Student learning is the focus
Centered around 12 objectives
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Focused on student learning and methods used to facilitate it
Provides national comparison as well as group comparison
Provides national evidence of validity and reliability
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Analysis the expectation for the class
Good practices suggests 3-5 objectives
Connect all activities to the objectives
Provides national evidence of validity and reliability
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Teaching: Pulling it together
Faculty information form
Effective teaching
Learning
Data: quality improvement
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Practices for selecting the objectives:
Consider the over-all goals Identify key methods of delivery Content, end product and activities Match the above with the best objectives
that follow
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Objectives 1-3
Gain factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends).
Comprehend learning of fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories.
Learn to apply course material to improve thinking, problem solving, and decisions.
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IDEA Supports Quality Matters
Learning Objectives
Assessment and Measurement Focused
Learner Engagement
Delivered face-to-face or on-line
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IDEA Supports Quality Matters
Work together to ensure that students achieve the desired learning outcomes.
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Objectives 4-6
Develop specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course.
Acquire skills in working with others as a member of a team.
Develop creative capacities (writing, inventing, designing, performing in art, music, drama, etc.).
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Objectives 7-9
Gain a broader understanding and appreciation of intellectual/cultural activity (music, science, literature, etc.).
Develop skill in expressing themselves orally or in writing.
Learn how to find and use resources for answering questions or solving problems.
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Objectives 10-12
Develop a clearer understanding of, and commitment to, personal values.
Learn to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view.
Acquire an interest in learning more by asking questions and seeking answers for further learning.
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Using Extra Questions
20 extra questions can be added.
May be used to address questions at various levels:InstitutionDepartmentCourse
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ADMINISTERING IDEA Faculty are required to leave the room
Final forms are sent to one location
Pre-processing
Tabulation and analysis
Reports
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Quality Improvement Model
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Using IDEA Learner focused
As a tool for reflection about your teaching
As a source of evidence in the evaluation process
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Assessing Student Learning:A Good IDEA!
Conclusion and Reflections
Allyson Dickie, Assoc. Dean Distributed Learning• [email protected]
Robert Stanley, Dir. Institutional Research & Effectiveness• [email protected]