Day One

Internalizing a Positive Assessment Mind-set

  • Share personal backgrounds and formulate goals along with measurable outcomes for the Institute.

  • Survey best practices in assessment that will be illustrated throughout the Institute.
    Examine and establish consensus on criteria for a quality assessor.

Learning Fundamentals for Doing Quality Assessment

  • Explore an assessment methodology that can be used to elevate the quality of assessment design, data collection, and reporting.

  • Apply a simple assessment format (SII) that includes describing Strengths, areas for Improvement, and Insights associated with a work product or a performance.

  • Discover applications for self-assessment in various contexts and receive feedback on self-assessments from mentors.

  • Illustrate how taking time to assess assessment reports done by others can elevate the quality of assessments.

Day Two

Implementing Formative Assessment

  • Learn how to effectively use a learning journal (for faculty and students) to document growth in knowledge and comprehension.

  • Learn how to effectively use a learning assessment journal (for faculty and students) to document growth in skills and attitudes.

  • Inventory classroom assessment techniques that support formative assessment.

Improving Learner Performance in Self-Growth

  • Apply Bloom’s taxonomy to write learning objectives for specific situations.

  • Design performance criteria for courses and classes based upon learning objectives.

  • Assess progress toward personal learning outcomes with the purpose of identifying changes in time management, effort, and focus that are needed to achieve personal goals for the Institute.

Day Three

Designing Assessment Systems with Appropriate Measures

  • Experience steps in the process of designing an efficient and effective program assessment system.

  • Experience steps in the process of designing an effective course assessment system.

  • Design a quality enhancement plan (QEP).

Improving the Assessor’s Performance

  • Differentiate between techniques used for assessing a process as opposed to a product.

  • Identify opportunities for constructive intervention and gain experience implementing

  • these in fishbowl teaching/learning activities.

Day Four

Integrating Assessment with Evaluation

  • Explore strategies for linking course assessment systems with course evaluation (grading) systems.

  • Inventory techniques to change an evaluation culture into an assessment culture.

  • Design a quality assessment system for faculty to support tenure and promotion.

Putting Assessment into Practice

  • Recognize how assessment can be used to enhance scholarship in teaching/learning.

  • Scope and sequence personal assessments to achieve important long-term goals.