AQIP Teaching and Learning Group.
Portfolio Assessment: A.H.
At the request of the AQIP Teaching and Learning Team, all departments
were asked to examine the seven institutional learning outcomes and
suggest ways of assessing them. The Language and Mass Communication
department acknowledged that its courses primarily assess the first two
outcomes, Thinking Critically and Communicating Effectively, respectively,
through numerous writing assignments. Cathy Clements noted that the
portfolio assignment currently used in Introduction to Writing addresses all
seven objectives. It was also noted that Blackboard has a component for
Electronic Portfolios. Department members agreed to examine the concept
of portfolio assessment as a goal for 2007 – 2008.
Here are some links I have located that address the issue of portfolio
assessment.
Dr. Robert Sterken refers to this as an “individual student tracking project”
and notes that the, “Computer-Based-Portfolio documents the
development and possession of specific skills and learning throughout a
student's college career, and generates a living transcript that can be used
by both the student and the institution as evidence of those skills.”
http://www.palomar.edu/alp/Portfolio.htm
Rhodes State College in Allan County, Ohio, has adopted the e-portfolio
software for assessing student work. The following link is actually an FAQ
document addressing this format:
http://www.rhodesstate.edu/applications/e-portfolio/faq.asp
The League for Innovations has published “An Assessment Framework
For the Community College: Measuring Student Learning and Achievement as a Means
of Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness” which includes a case study for Blackhawk
Technical College, an institution in which the portfolio system has been utilized for some
time. Although faculty acknowledged the advantages of portfolio assessment, they also
experienced difficulty in managing the system. The case study examines four problems
faculty were reporting and discusses the piloting of a solution called iWebfolio.
http://www.league.org/publication/whitepapers/0804.html
Rhodes State College in Allan County, Ohio, has adopted the e-portfolio
software for assessing student work. The following link is actually an FAQ
document addressing this format:
http://www.rhodesstate.edu/applications/e-portfolio/faq.asp
The following two sites, discuss portfolios and their assessment in two
specific disciplines—history and math, respectively.
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http://www.historians.org/perspectives/issues/2002/0202/0202teach1.
cfm
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“Portfolio Assessment of Mathematics Education” is a site that lists
the advantages and disadvantages of portfolio assessment.
http://searcheric.org/digests/ed434802.html
Assessment Resources BD
http://www.uky.edu/Assessment/BestPractices.html
http://www.eiu.edu/~assess/provosts_award/best_practices.php
http://www.league.org/publication/whitepapers/0804.html
http://www.ccbcmd.edu/loa/index.html
http://www.nhcc.edu/outcomes/display.cfm?article=1000628
Assessment Resources JW
CMU Assessment Toolkit
http://www.provost.cmich.edu/assessment/toolkit/toolkit.htm
50 Classroom Assessment Techniques
http://www.uky.edu/Assessment/BestPractices.html
Assessment, Accountability, and Student Learning Outcomes
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~dialogue/issue2.html
Assessment Introduction-Some Assessment Guidelines for Courses
http://www.lakeland.edu/assessment/default.asp
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness
http://www2.selu.edu/documents/policies/insteffguide.pdf
Assessment Resources: SS
Truman State University - http://assessment.truman.edu/
Emporia State University - http://www.emporia.edu/asem/
Eastern New Mexico University http://www.enmu.edu/academics/excellence/assessment/index.shtml
Coordinating Board of Higher Education in Missouri http://www.dhe.mo.gov/mdhecentralgenedtransferpolicy.shtml
Assessment Resources BB
Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/assmt/resource.htm
Outcomes Assessment Resources on the Web
http://www.tamu.edu/marshome/assess/HTMLfiles/oabooks.html
Ball State University Assessment Workbook
http://web.bsu.edu/IRAA/AA/WB/contents.htm
Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Principles, Procedures and Resource Manual,
Eastern Kentucky University
http://www.ir.eku.edu/Assessment/docs/EffectivenessManual.PDF
Guidelines for the Assessment of Student Outcomes, Arizona State University
Outcome Assessment Activities for Academic Departments (This section especially looks
interesting.)
http://129.219.216.161/assess/assessguide.pdf
Ericae.net – Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
http://ericae.net/FTLIB.htm
Classroom Assessment Techniques – Eastern New Mexico University
http://www.enmu.edu/academics/excellence/learningcommunities/faculty/handbook/assessment02.shtml
Assessment Techniques and Activities – Montana State University
http://www.montana.edu/opa/assess/Techniques.html
Specific Student Assessment Techniques
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/studeval/chap4001.html
Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/cat.html
Evaluation and Assessment – Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/index.html
Classroom Assessment Techniques – Southern Illinois University
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/catmain.html
Assessment Resources: MAT
Teaching and Learning colleagues:
Here are the sites that I explored for the discussion. I will plan to bring
some copies to the meeting today. These are in the order I accumulated
them. I really like the link to the Yavapai colleges. I have put its description
in red.
http://www.maricopa.edu/gvbd/goals/2003/appdx2.pdf
This site takes you to a PDF file which includes reports of best practices
used by the campus in the multi-school system. The reports describe
methods and results of assessments for many areas. The assessments
described cover content and skills areas, including skills like listening and
critical thinking.
http://www.maricopa.edu/business/ir/Assessment/DSAAAC%20Spring%20F
orum%202006/Role%20of%20Assessment%20in%20Student%20Success%
20at_files/frame.htm
This site is a brief slide show which was part of new faculty orientation.
http://www.maricopa.edu/business/ir/Assessment/DSAAAC_Assessment_U
pdate_2005.pdf
Although from 2005 a good report campus by campus on assessment.
http://www2.yc.edu/content/strategicplanning/Newsletters/News2_2.pdf
This site is from Yavapai Community College in Prescott, Arizona and
discusses an evaluation of their assessment plan success. It also has a
time line.
http://www2.yc.edu/content/strategicplanning/files/Strategic_Initiatives_200
5_2009.pdf
I found it very interesting to see the similarities and differences in the
strategic plan of the Yavapai campuses. This file will let you look at all of
the strategic planning initiatives. Just reading the headings might be
enlightening.
http://www.outpostoffice.com/yc/instruction/assessment_index.html
This is a great site that has the plan for assessing student learning at the
Yavapai Community colleges. If you click on Assessment Plan under the red
door you can download and read the plan. If you click on the Certificate,
Degree and General Education Program Outcomes you will go to a list that
includes nine areas of General Education. You have to scroll to the bottom
of the list to see them.
http://www.pima.edu/acad_services/documents/AssessmentSLOFacSenate
.pdf
This is a draft
http://www.pima.edu/acad_services/documents/AssessmentFacSenate.pdf
Nice power point on assessment with some nice reminders.
http://www.pima.edu/collegeplan/pdfs/0406_final_report.pdf
This is another strategic report that identifies their strategies and action
components of their planed goals.
http://www.accd.edu/sac/sacmain/qep/html/pdf/executive_summary.pdf
This has a different approach and includes some good definitions related
to assessment.
http://www.accd.edu/spc/iic/tedl/purpose.htm This last one has some best
practices from Alamo Community College District in San Antonio.
Assessment Resources: VD
This one is from Sinclair Community College. It lists the various methods
they use to assess their learning outcomes.
https://www.sinclair.edu/about/assessment/assessscc/loam/index.cfm
At Palomar College, they are developing benchmarks for assessing
students’ learning:
http://www.palomar.edu/alp/benchmarks_for_core_skills.htm
Indiana University Southeast has developed an assessment handbook:
http://www.ius.edu/assessment/handbook.cfm
On their assessment of student learning page, Pasadena City College has a
links to rubrics developed by many institutions:
http://www.pasadena.edu/SLO/assessment/
Paradise Valley Community College has some information on assessment.
This page lists some assessment methods:
http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/AI/methods.html
This page is an overview of what assessment is and is not:
http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/AI/documents/Ass_sec1.pdf
Here is the link to North Hennepin Community College’s page about how
their institution is approaching assessment of student learning:
http://www.nhcc.mnscu.edu/outcomes/display.cfm?article=1000616
Here is a link to the rubrics they have developed for assessing student
competencies:
http://www.nhcc.mnscu.edu/teaching/display.cfm?article=1001084