利用评估结果改善学生学习
按照这个模型来“串连点”,并讲述项目的改进故事:
- 描述促使变革行动的数据和讨论,并确定学生学习的领域
- State the modifications that were made
- 概述监控影响的过程,并解释对学生学习的影响
使用结果做决定的例子
在这些例子中,课程概述了学生学习中没有达到期望的领域. 该计划讨论并实施提高学生学习的策略. 这可以是对课程作业或课程材料的简单修改,也可以是对课程或项目要求的较大修改. 评估报告记录了教师主导的变化和随后的影响.
教师注意到ODUU 351的学生没有达到该计划设定的目标. 这在当时的400级课程中造成了问题. As a result, 该计划及其讲师决定实施额外的在线资源来补充课程.
In the following year, 学生们的项目成绩提高了13%,他们整合科学基础知识的能力达到了项目设定的目标.
通过收集和分析顶点课程的最终实验报告, 教师们发现学生们没有达到他们对展示定量分析技能的期望. 本科教育委员会进一步调查了这一问题,并制定了行动计划.
The faculty implemented two changes to the undergraduate curriculum: (1) the creation of a 1 credit laboratory class to be taken in conjunction with an existing 300 level course; (2) increasing the number of credits for ODUU 310 from 3 to 4 credits. 后一种变化将允许我们在课程中加入一个复习部分,学生将有更多的机会研究与课程主题相关的定量问题.
我们希望这两个变化将更好地准备和训练我们的学生在分析实地研究课程中产生的数据集所需的定量和逻辑技能.
在过去的几年里,本科课程的学生在实践I的通过率很低.
经过程序的分析和审查, 决定购买NorthStar PRAXIS Core Prep包,所有学生都可以在网上免费获得. 建议所有教师候选人使用此资源. 指导老师被要求在春季指导会议上向学生们分享和展示这些资源.
自从增加了这个资源和有针对性的建议, 学生在PRAXIS核心测试中的阅读分数继续高于写作分数.
在过去的三年里,研究生项目在综合考试中表现不佳. As a result, 课程及评核委员会建议了一系列策略,以改善学生提供的研究设计依据.
Over the past two years, 教授“研究导论”课程以及“定性方法1”和“研究中的统计”课程的教师更加强调方法论的设计和基本原理. Specifically, 研究导论课程增加了一项方法作业,并提高了期末论文中方法部分的严谨性. 定性方法1和研究中的统计课程都增加了评论作业,以帮助学生进一步发展这些技能.
学术评估的机构例子
下表包括在强评估计划中发现的元素. 所有的例子都被机构效率和评估办公室评为达到或超过了标准 academic assessment rubric.
Program | College | Meets or Exceeds Standard |
Aerospace Engineering ME | Engineering | Mission |
African American and African Studies BS | Arts & Letters | Measures, Targets, Improvements |
Biomedical Engineering MS/ME | Engineering | Action Plan |
土木与环境工程博士/邓 | Engineering | Learning Outcomes |
Clinical Psychology PhD | Sciences | Measures, Targets, Action Plan |
Computational and Applied Mathematics MS | Sciences | Mission, Measures, Targets, Rubric |
Computational and Applied Mathematics PhD | Sciences | Mission, Rubric |
Computer Engineering BS | Engineering | Measures, Targets |
Computer Engineering ME/MS | Engineering | Improvements |
Computer Science BS | Sciences | Measures, Targets, Findings |
Electrial Engineering Technology BS | Engineering | Measures, Targets |
English BA | Arts & Letters | Mission, Findings |
GIS Undergraduate Certificate | Arts & Letters | Learning Outcomes |
Global Health Graduate Certificate | Health Sciences | Learning Outcomes, Measures, Targets, Findings, Action Plan |
Health Science - Cytotechnology BS | Health Sciences | Findings |
Health Sciences BS | Health Sciences | Improvements |
Higher Education MS | Education | Learning Outcomes |
海上贸易和供应链管理硕士 | Business | Learning Outcomes |
Mathematics BS | Sciences | Improvements |
Medical Technology BS | Health Sciences | Measures, Targets, Improvements |
Nuclear Medical Technology BS | Health Sciences | Measures, Targets |
Nursing BS | Health Sciences | Mission, Learning Outcomes, Rubric |
Park, Recreation, and Tourism Studies BS | Education | Mission, Action Plan |
Physical Education - Exercise Science BS | Education | Learning Outcomes, Measures, Targets |
公共管理与城市政策博士 | Business | Mission |
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology BS | Education | Improvements |
Studio Art BA | Arts & Letters | Action Plan, Improvements |