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Demystifying Assessment at Cal Poly Pomona

Demystifying Assessment at Cal Poly Pomona. Bob Hurt Faculty Associate for Assessment & Program Review RLHurt@csupomona.edu (909) 869-3472. Outline. Presentation objectives Free-writing exercise Assessment types Driving forces Program assessment steps Additional resources.

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Demystifying Assessment at Cal Poly Pomona

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  1. Demystifying Assessment at Cal Poly Pomona Bob Hurt Faculty Associate for Assessment & Program Review RLHurt@csupomona.edu (909) 869-3472

  2. Outline • Presentation objectives • Free-writing exercise • Assessment types • Driving forces • Program assessment steps • Additional resources

  3. Today’s session should enable you to: Articulate your feelings and misgivings about assessment. Differentiate various types of assessment activities Identify the driving forces behind the “assessment push” in higher education. List, discuss and adapt typical steps in conducting program assessment. Identify, describe and construct tools for program assessment. Locate additional resources on assessment principles and procedures. Presentation objectives

  4. Free-writing exercise For one minute, please write about your hopes, fears and misgivings regarding assessment at Cal Poly Pomona.

  5. By object Student Have my students mastered the course objectives? Faculty Is my teaching style meeting student needs? Course Are my course objectives relevant? Program Is our academic program achieving its goals? By purpose Formative Encourages questioning, introspection, and change Summative Focuses on achievement, performance review, and / or grading Assessment types

  6. Driving forces Current & prospective faculty Current & prospective students Need / push for program assessment data Employers Taxpayers & other donors Administrators Legislatures & other government entities

  7. Recognize the need for assessment. In consultation with faculty & other stakeholder groups, develop a program mission. Articulate educational outcomes. Cognitive: what should students know? Affective: what should students value? Psychomotor: what should they be able to do? Program assessment steps (1 of 3)

  8. Determine where the outcomes are developed in the program. Identify & evaluate, or develop, assessment tools for the outcomes. Surveys & interviews Portfolios Exams & projects Program assessment steps (2 of 3)

  9. Collect data. Focus on the overall program results. Stay away from using data to evaluate individual faculty. Analyze data for improvement opportunities. Refine goals & tools, and start the cycle again. Program assessment steps (3 of 3)

  10. Additional resources For more information and resources regarding program assessment, see the Cal Poly Pomona Program Assessment web site.

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