Learning Outcomes Workshop

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Implementing Outcomes Assessment In Your
Classroom
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• Learning Outcomes Workshop
• Crafton Hills College
• February 20, 2003
• Rick Hogrefe
• Assistant Professor, Speech
• Crafton Hills College

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What is Outcomes Assessment?

• An ongoing process aimed at understanding and
  improving student learning.

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Process of Outcomes Assessment
1. Identify Learning Outcomes
5. Use Results for Improvement
2. Identify/Create Assessment Tools
Student Learning

• Choose/Develop
• Evaluation Criteria

4. Conduct Assessment
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Assessment Tools

• Embedded Assessment
• Portfolios
• Surveys
• Classroom Assessments

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Classroom Assessment

• Faculty and students need better ways to monitor
  learning throughout the semester.
• Classroom assessment is an approach designed to
  help teachers find out what students are learning
  in the classroom and how well they are learning
  it.
• Angelo and Cross
• Classroom Assessment Techniques

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Ten Easy to Use Classroom Assessment Techniques

• Background Knowledge Probe
• Misconception/Preconception Check
• Empty Outline
• Minute Paper
• Muddiest Point
• Pro-Con Grid
• One Sentence Summary
• Concept Map
• Application Cards
• Student Generated Test Questions

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Beyond CATs

• How do we build assessments that get at the
  deeper levels of learning and make students aware
  of themselves as participating in the learning
  process?
• Michelle Kalina
• Sierra College

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Rubric

• rubrike or red lettering from the Latin rubrica
  meaning red
• a printed set of scoring criteria for evaluating
  student work

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Rubric Development

• Identify the intended outcome.
• Specify the indicators of successful performance.
• Identify levels of performance in each indicator.
• Assign ratings to each performance level.
• Devise a scoring procedure.

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Rubric Developmentan example
Oral Communication Skills Rubric
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Sources of Rubrics

• Scoring Rubrics collected by Mary Allen, CSU
  Chancellors Office
• Rubistar (http//rubistar.4teachers.org)
• Additional links available on the NC State
  University website (http//www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/a
  ssmt/ resource.htm)

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Combining CATs and Rubrics

• Use rubrics to systematically score classroom
  assessments to measure student learning.
• Consider the possibility of having students
  create their own rubrics for assessing work in
  your class.

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Thank You!

• For more information, please contact
• Rick Hogrefe
• Assistant Professor, Speech
• Crafton Hills College
• [phone]
• rhogrefe_at_crafton.sbccd.cc.ca.us