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Closing the Circle: Analyzing and Closing the Circle: Analyzing and Summarizing Assessment Results Summarizing Assessment Results
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April 16, 2010
Lehman College Assessment Council
TimelineTimelineSpring 2011• Middle States report due April 1• Second completed assessment cycle of student learning goals•Analyze evidence•Report on how assessment results were used (May)
Ongoing assessment
Assessment as a Four-Step Assessment as a Four-Step Continuous CycleContinuous Cycle
Source: Suskie 2004: 4.
What kinds of Results Do You What kinds of Results Do You Have?Have?
Qualitative
Categorical (Ordered or Ranked) Male/Female Freshman/Sophomore/Junior
Scaled 1, 2, 3, 4
Dichotomous Out of program/in program Current Students/program graduates
From Suskie, Chapter 16
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Analyzing and Summarizing Analyzing and Summarizing Quantitative Results – Quantitative Results – Making Sense of the DataMaking Sense of the DataTalliesPercentagesAggregatesAverages
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Analyzing and Summarizing Analyzing and Summarizing Qualitative ResultsQualitative Results
Quick read-throughsGrouped listingsThematic analysis
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After you get results: Questions After you get results: Questions for Evaluating the Quality of for Evaluating the Quality of Your AssessmentYour Assessment
1. How well does your sample reflect all your students?
2. How accurate and reliable are your sample results?
3. Does your rubric or test questions assess the objective?
4. Are your findings corroborated by multiple measures?
5. Do results fall in appropriate patterns?
(Adapted from Suskie) 8
Workshop - ExercisesWorkshop - ExercisesSpeech, Education, Sociology
How do you interpret the data?What problems or successes do
they show?What recommendations would you
make for the program based on the data?
What would it take to implement these recommendations?
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Leveraging Results for Leveraging Results for GainGainIncreased FT FacultyNew equipmentRationales for new course
offeringsAdditional spaceBudget increases for program
improvementsIncreased enrollment
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Lehman College Format for Lehman College Format for Reporting ResultsReporting Results
Template handout
Please send comments for revisions to Ray Galinski at:
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Assessment Council Assessment Council MembershipMembership
Salita Bryant (English) [email protected] Nancy Dubetz (ECCE) [email protected] *Robert Farrell (Lib) [email protected] Judith Fields (Economics) [email protected] Marisol Jimenez (ISSP) [email protected] Teresita Levy (LAPRS) [email protected] Lynn Rosenberg (SLHS) [email protected] Robyn Spencer (History)
[email protected] Minda Tessler (Psych) [email protected] Janette Tilley (Mus) [email protected] Esther Wilder (Soc) [email protected]*Committee Chair
Administrative Advisor – Assessment Coordinator• Ray Galinski - [email protected]
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