Creating an Assessment ToolboxAmber Garrison Duncan

Division of Student Affairs

University of Oregon

Learning Outcomes

Understand the role of learning outcomes in shaping student learning experiences

Understand the learning outcomes formula

Understand levels of Blooms taxonomy

Participants will be able to recognize different types of assessment

Participants will be able to describe different types of data collection

Participants will be able to locate data collection tools for use in assessment

Assessment Process

Learning Outcomes…

…are goals that describe how a student will be different because of a learning experience.  More specifically, learning outcomes are the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of mind that students take with them from a learning experience. (Suskie, 2009).

Brainstorm

What do you want the student to be able to know or do as a result of participation?

What knowledge, skill or ability should the ideal participant demonstrate?

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Knowledge- aware, define, describe, label, list

Comprehension- explain, generalize, give examples

Application- apply, adopt, construct, demonstrate

Analysis- analyze, compare, contrast

Evaluating- assess, judge, defend, criticize, conclude

Creating- create, hypothesize, construct, predict

Learning Outcome Formula

As a result of Student will be able to

As a result of participants will be able to

As a result of this program, student will…

Bad Outcome Statement Be able to have confidence in their abilities, realize

Student Affairs can benefit their learning process and enroll in three programs.

Better Outcome Statement Demonstrate critical thinking skills as it relates to

social issues

Best Outcome Statement Demonstrate the ability to analyze and respond to

arguments about racial discrimination

Tips

Limit yourself to 3-6 outcome statements

Be SMART Specific- focused on a specific learning area Measurable- you can collect data to measure Attainable- the outcome is attainable given the

student learning level and program Results- program is aligned with department and

division learning domains Tailored- outcome is specific to the program

Pick one of your responsibilities and write outcomes statements.

Let’s Try

What do you need to know?Types of Assessment

Tracking – monitoring who uses our programs, services and facilities (e.g. raw numbers, frequency, age, class standing, gender, race, residence, etc).

Needs Assessment – identifying needs of our students and clientele (e.g. student perceived, research supported, and institutionally expected).

Satisfaction Assessment – measuring the level of student and clientele satisfaction with our programs, services, and facilities.

Student Cultures and Campus Environments Assessment – assessing the collective perception of campus and student experience (e.g. campus climate, academic environment, residential quality of life).

Types of Assessment Outcomes Assessment – measuring the impact our

services, programs and facilities have on students’ learning, development, and student success.

Comparable Institution Assessment – identifying how the quality of our programs, services and facilities compare with peer institutions’ best practices.

National Standards Assessment – using nationally accepted standards to assess our programs and services (e.g. national assessment inventory– EBI, CAS standard self-assessment, departmental review by consulting group).

Cost Effectiveness Assessment – determining whether the programs, services and facilities we offer to students are worth the cost.

Creating an Assessment Toolbox Assessing can include a variety of data collection

methods and it’s important to know when to use each

What are tools you have in your toolbox? Obtrusive

Surveys Rubrics Focus groups and interviews Student produced work (reflections, oral/written

presentations) Unobtrusive

Banner or Database Systems Observations Document analysis

Exploring New Tools

Student Voice

Student Affairs Assessment Website

Let’s Try!For the outcomes you just wrote, what type of assessment would you use to measure the impact of your program?

Questions?