Project Funded by: E-Outcomes Assessment Project: Technology Linking Assessment & Learning Luvai Motiwalla, Steven Tello & Kathryn Carter College of Management UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL Presentation at The NERCOMP Conference Mar 20 th 2007, Worcester, MA.
E-Outcomes Assessment Project: Technology Linking Assessment & Learning. Luvai Motiwalla, Steven Tello & Kathryn Carter College of Management UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL. Presentation at The NERCOMP Conference Mar 20 th 2007, Worcester, MA. Agenda. Assessment Challenge - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Assessment Challenge Increased calls for accountability in higher education
The Spelling Report, Secretary of Educationcalls for “evidence-based” assessment measures
Regional and Professional Accreditation agencies
Widespread interest in higher-educationinstitutions to define and assess student learning objectives
No resolution on how to define, measure, and achieve quality learning
Different approaches for outcomes assessment student learning within courses and academic programs student learning within specific fields or majors Pre and Post learning assessments, surveys, etc.
What is Assessment?Many different perspectives Administrator, Faculty, Student, Agency
“Assessment is the systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development.” (Palomba & Banta, 1999)
Progress to Date – Year 1 Conducted Summer Training Workshop Seven courses offered in Fall 2006 / Spring 2007 Developed a prototype EOutcomes database and
Goal 1: Improve learning environment by increasing student access…
7 Courses offered Fall2006, 385 students Each Web-Enhanced to varying degrees.
Course Course Name Enroll Instructor 42.243 Contemporary Women Writers 17 Marlowe Miller 43.308 History of Crime & Social Control 29 Joseph Lipchitz 47.101 General Psychology 35 Richard Siegel 61.301 Business Finance 155 Yash Puri 62.201 Marketing Principles 98 Srikant Vadali 66.301 Organizational Behavior TBD Stuart Freedman 63.407 Electronic Business 10 Luvai Motiwalla (PI) 66.420 Leadership Processes 41 Steven Tello (PI)
Goal 2: Improve content and assessment consistency across multiple disciplines
EOutcomes Training Institute, June 2006 (June, 2007 as well) Learning Outcomes Assessment Matrix in Excel Assessment Tools in WebCT Reporting Tools in WebCT Respondus Exam Tool EOutcomes Database Tablet PC Demo
Training Materials online http://comwebserver.uml.edu/eoutcomes/ EOutcomes WebCT Course
Possible savings include: Supply savings – less scantron sheets and paper for
exams Proctor savings – less time spent scanning, reviewing
and reporting exam grades (less room for error) Faculty time savings when:
grading exams, many are auto-scored grading quizzes, many are auto-scored filling out assessment spreadsheets collecting student work samples making copies
Savings are balanced by initial development effort on part of faculty, and maintenance