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Why Assessments? Improvement! … of instruction … of testing … of curriculum

Why Assessments? Improvement! … of instruction … of testing … of curriculum. How to Assess Use of questionnaire or survey Typically obtain both qualitative and qualitative data. Quantitative Data more easily analyzed with statistics or the setting of acceptable values.

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Why Assessments? Improvement! … of instruction … of testing … of curriculum

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  1. Why Assessments?Improvement! …of instruction …of testing …of curriculum

  2. How to AssessUse of questionnaire or surveyTypically obtain both qualitative and qualitative data

  3. Quantitative Datamore easily analyzed with statistics or the setting of acceptable values

  4. Qualitative Datacomments more difficult to analyzeunprofessional commentsnegative impact on receiving faculty

  5. Methods of Handling Qualitative Commentsattempt to quantify commentssend raw comments to facultysend edited comments to facultyomit comments from assessment

  6. VCOM approach to analyzing assessment dataUse of CQI circles

  7. Medical Education assigns comments to student representatives At least 75% of students electronically complete assessments Representatives individually formulate suggestions based on assigned comments + quantitative data CQI Circle Improved instruction and curricular changes CQI Circle First 45 minutes: representatives discuss/finalize suggestions Next 30 minutes: representatives present suggestions to faculty Associate Dean and Curriculum Committee review Assessment Report, faculty action plans from recommendations, and Peer Reviews Suggestions and assessment data to Assessment Committee >> formulate recommendations and finalize Assessment Report

  8. What we measure • Textbooks • Course organization • Tests and quizzes • Faculty • Goals and objectives • Teaching material • Test questions • Intellectual content • Availability

  9. Medical Education assigns comments to student representatives At least 75% of students electronically complete assessments Representatives individually formulate suggestions based on assigned comments + quantitative data CQI Circle Improved instruction and curricular changes CQI Circle First 45 minutes: representatives discuss/finalize suggestions Next 30 minutes: representatives present suggestions to faculty Associate Dean and Curriculum Committee review Assessment Report, faculty action plans from recommendations, and Peer Reviews Suggestions and assessment data to Assessment Committee >> formulate recommendations and finalize Assessment Report

  10. Directions on Formulating Suggestions • Unprofessional comments to be ignored. • Remove personal views. • Suggestions must be supported by quantitative data • Suggestions must recommend a corrective action

  11. Medical Education assigns comments to student representatives At least 75% of students electronically complete assessments Representatives individually formulate suggestions based on assigned comments + quantitative data CQI Circle Improved instruction and curricular changes CQI Circle First 45 minutes: representatives discuss/finalize suggestions Next 30 minutes: representatives present suggestions to faculty Associate Dean and Curriculum Committee review Assessment Report, faculty action plans from recommendations, and Peer Reviews Suggestions and assessment data to Assessment Committee >> formulate recommendations and finalize Assessment Report

  12. Assessment Input to Faculty Recommendations from Assessment Committee Suggestions from CQI Circle Faculty Action Plan for Improvement Submitted to Associate Dean

  13. Medical Education assigns comments to student representatives At least 75% of students electronically complete assessments Representatives individually formulate suggestions based on assigned comments + quantitative data CQI Circle Improved instruction and curricular changes CQI Circle First 45 minutes: representatives discuss/finalize suggestions Next 30 minutes: representatives present suggestions to faculty Associate Dean and Curriculum Committee review Assessment Report, faculty action plans from recommendations, and Peer Reviews Suggestions and assessment data to Assessment Committee >> formulate recommendations and finalize Assessment Report

  14. Advantages of the CQI Assessment Modelprovides for both macro and micro improvementallows better analysis of qualitative dataminimizes barrier between students & faculty provides for student training in CQI

  15. hypothetical questions irrelevant questions planning questions irreverant questions organizing questions unanswerable questions types of essential questions probing questions divergent questions subsidiary questions strategic questions provacative questions clarification questions elaborating questions inventive questions

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