Meaningful Assessment
CPCC Student Success Seminar
August 5, 2015
We have one planned destination for all CPCC students
Assessment
Of
Assessment
Student Learning
We have one planned destination for all CPCC students
Which of the images comes closest to
describing how you feel about “assessment”?
Hold that
thought!
Futile Exercise
Heavy Burden
Inspires Me
Ruuuuuunnnnn!!
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Meaningful Assessment
Session Outcomes
As a result of participating in today’s session, you will:
1. Explain the difference between assessment and evaluation
2. Discuss the relationship of assessment to student success
3. Demonstrate uses of assessment across courses, programs, divisions, disciplines,
the College, and the community
In the Practice of Meaningful Assessment:
Outcomes
A word about outcomes:
This is the key
phrase
To perform
CPR, place the
left hand . . .
The correct camera
angle requires . . . . . .
In order to dunk
a basketball you
must . . .
A word about outcomes:
This is the key
phrase
Student will complete a dunk off a
rebound, with no defenders
present, a minimum of 7 out of 10
attempts.
A word about outcomes:
This is the key
phrase
Student will administer CPR on infant,
child, and adult manikins following
Red Cross guidelines and directions.
A word about outcomes:
This is the key
phrase
Student will shoot the same
dramatic scene from 3 distinct
angles and will critique all 3
results using the provided rubric.
Assessment
Evaluation
Assessment or Evaluation?
One-way Exchange of InformationFocus is on Measuring Quality
Generally Instructor to Student
Process Oriented
Focus is on Improving Learning
Interactive Process between
Instructor and Student
Result is Plans for Improvement
Diagnostic
Judgmental
Product Oriented
Result is a score/ranking
Assessment
Evaluation
Interactive Process between
Instructor and Student
One-way Exchange of
Information-Generally Instructor
to Student
Process Oriented
Focus is on Improving Learning
Diagnostic
Result is Plans for Improvement
Product Oriented
Focus is on Measuring Quality
Judgmental
Result is a score/ranking
In the practice of Meaningful Assessment:
Interactive Process between: Student and Student
Instructor and Student
Instructor and Instructors
Instructor and College/Community
Around an authentic task
Yielding Improved and Accomplished Learning
In the practice of Meaningful Assessment:
Program Level Outcomes- Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology
Safely and efficiently diagnose and repair HVAC systems in a cost effective manner.
Course Level Outcomes- AHR 110
Demonstrate safe practices and procedures with tools, materials, and industry
accepted test equipment covered in the course
Assignment Level Outcomes- AHR 110-Week 2, Assignment 1
Perform 3 designated tasks correctly and safely using at least 2 tools
In the practice of Meaningful Assessment:
Program Level Outcomes- Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology
Safely and efficiently diagnose and repair HVAC systems in a cost effective manner.
HVAC
Program Level
Student Learning
Course Level OutcomesAHR 110
Outcomes
Demonstrate safe practices and procedures with tools, materials, and industry
accepted test equipment covered in the course
Assignment Level Outcomes- AHR 110-Week 2, Assignment 1
Perform 3 designated tasks correctly and safely using at least 2 tools
In the practice of Meaningful Assessment:
College Level Outcomes- CORE4 Critical Thinking
Use analysis, synthesis, evaluation, problem solving, judgment, and the creative
process.
Course Level Outcomes- AHR 110-aligned with CORE4 Critical Thinking
Demonstrate safe practices and procedures with tools, materials, and industry
accepted test equipment covered in the course
General Education Outcomes- Critical Thinking
Examine and evaluate issues and ideas before accepting or formulating an opinion
or conclusion.
SOC 210 (Aligned with GEN ED Goal Critical Thinking)
Assignment: Produce a skit from an assigned (secret) sociological perspective
In the practice of Meaningful Assessment:
College Level Outcomes- CORE4 Critical Thinking
Use analysis, synthesis, evaluation, problem solving, judgment, and the creative
process.
CPCC AHR
Graduate
Course Level Outcomes110-aligned with CORE4 Critical Thinking
Demonstrate safe practices and procedures with tools, materials, and industry
accepted test equipment covered in the course
General Education Outcomes- Critical Thinking
Examine and evaluate issues and ideas before accepting or formulating an opinion
or conclusion.
SOC 210 (Aligned with GEN ED Goal Critical Thinking
Assignment: Produce a skit from an assigned (secret) sociological perspective
It all begins with YOU:
Code
Create
a “serious”
a adatabase
game
Prepare
budget
Continue meaningful assessment across your program and disciplines/other
programs :
Continue meaningful
in your program :
Continue meaningful
assessmentassessment
across CPCC:
Conduct
assessment
in your
classroom• Share
resultsmeaningful
from your class
and other
classes
in your program with
• faculty
Share
results
your
class
other faculty in your program
in
otherfrom
disciplines
andwith
programs
•Continue
Participate
on
a faculty-operated
assessment
committeemeaningful
assessment across
the larger
Charlotte community:
•
Collaborate
on
ideas
for
improving
student
successacross
between
coursesand
•
Assign
an
authentic
task/assignment;
students
complete,
•
Collaborate
on
ideas
for
improving
student
success
disciplines
• Healthy Programs
within
your results
program
• Share
with students,
programs
• General
Education
• Share
program
and College level assessment results with members of the larger
Discuss
information
pertaining
improvement
withleaders
Program
Chair and
• Use
information
for planning
future class with
sessions
and from
improving
• • Discuss
information
pertaining
totoimprovement
• CORE4
community
(employers, civic leaders, public/private school officials)
Division
Director
student
success
in your class
disciplines
andimproving
programs
•• Collaborate
Collaborate on
on ideas
ideas for
for improving student
student success
success across
across the
the College
larger community
•
Use
collaboration,
discussions,
and
results
to
improve
students’
success
•
Use
collaboration,
discussions,
and
results
to
improve
student
success
•• Discuss
informationdiscussions,
pertaining to
with Administration
of across
the
College
Use collaboration,
andimprovement
results to improve
student success
the larger
within
program
within
the
degree
• Use
collaboration,
discussions, and results to improve student success across the College
Charlotte
community
It all begins and comes back to begin again
with YOU:
Improved Student Success
Authentic Tasks
Shared Results
Reciprocal Feedback
Meaningful Assessment Opportunities
Available
To learn more about meaningful assessment and for assistance in
designing authentic assessment/assignment activities:
• Materials to borrow from the Professional Development Library
• Peer discussion/working groups
• “Next level” instructional sessions scheduled on various campuses
and by request
• One-on-one working sessions with Mary-Margaret
Meaningful Assessment Opportunities
Available
To engage more fully in meaningful assessment:
• Participate in an assignment/assessment development project
• Lead/Co-lead a meaningful assessment project in your program
• Participate in an interdisciplinary assessment working group
• Participate in one of the college-wide assessment committees:
 Healthy Programs
 General Education
 CORE4
• Lead/Co-lead a community engagement project around assessment
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