Since 2013, the Office of Assessment has hosted multiple professional development/assessment workshops with an interdisciplinary focus. These Public Affairs and General Education (PAGE) workshops began as a part of our Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Quality Initiative Project to assess student learning related to the university’s Public Affairs Mission. The process was … [Read more...] about PAGE Workshop Attendance
Dr. Stefanie Livers: Analyzing Teacher Candidate’s Assessments Dr. Stefanie Livers, Assistant Professor in Childhood Education and Family Studies received an Assessment Grant for her project, Analyzing Teacher Candidate’s Assessments. This project plans to analyze teacher candidate data from the MoCA. Faculty will analyze problematic content areas and compare MoCA content … [Read more...] about Analyzing Teacher Candidate’s Assessments
The following is a summary of the 2017-2018 General Education Information Literacy survey. This survey asked students for feedback and for input on how to improve Information Literacy general education courses. 92% of 118 survey respondents are classified as freshman (63%) or sophomores (29%). 41% of respondents indicated that the Information Literacy course they took … [Read more...] about Summary of General Education Information Literacy Survey
Judith Martinez: Uses and Impact of Social Media (Instagram) on Spanish as a Foreign Language Acquisition Judith Martinez, Assistant Professor in Modern and Classical Languages, was recently awarded an Assessment of Student Learning Grant for her project, “Uses and Impact of Social Media (Instagram) on Spanish as a Foreign Language Acquisition.” This project will assess … [Read more...] about Assessing Uses and Impact of Social Media on Foreign Language Learning
Assessment of Student Learning Grants are available now! Let the Office of Assessment help you, the faculty, in your efforts to assess student learning. These $500 grants, which are available on a rolling basis, may be used for many different types of projects. For example, eligible projects include developing or revising student learning outcomes in the major, supporting focus … [Read more...] about A Penny for your Thoughts: Grants Available Now for your Assessment Projects