WORKSHEET: PROBLEM-BASED APPROACH TO ASSESSMENT
1. What are the problems or weaknesses that consistently show up in your students’ work?
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2. From your program’s assessment plan, identify one or more learning outcomes that you plan to
assess in 2014-15.
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3. Referring to items 1 and 2 above, compose an open-ended research or study question that you
could pursue in 2014-15.
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4. Identify others invested in answering the question (faculty, staff, administrators, advisers,
student affairs personnel, librarians, etc.)
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5. What data or evidence will you need to answer your research question?
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6. What is your timeline for implementation? How long will you need to complete this assessment?
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7. To whom will you disseminate your findings? (both internally and outside the university).
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Adapted from: Maki, P. L. (2010) Assessing for Learning (pp. 146-149). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
For internal workshops and training only.