20 Years in Higher Education Consulting

20 Years in Higher Education Consulting

…one of the important practices for increasing student success.

…one of the important practices for increasing student success.

EvaluationEvaluation determines if a standard was met; success or failure

AssessmentAssessment provides feedback on performance; Strengths, Areas for Improvement, and Insights (SII)

MeasurementMeasurement

Assessor provides feedback on how the performance can be improvedimproved

Assessor provides feedback on how the performance can be improvedimproved

HighHigh

Assessor provides clarification and meaning with insightsinsights about the performance

Assessor provides clarification and meaning with insightsinsights about the performance

Assessor provides feedback on what were strengthsstrengths of the performance and why

Assessor provides feedback on what were strengthsstrengths of the performance and why

Measured performance

Measured performance

Using Standard Standard 11, the measured performance was a failure

Using Standard Standard 11, the measured performance was a failure

Using Standard Standard 22, the measured performance was a success

Using Standard Standard 22, the measured performance was a success

LowLow

(S)trength of the Performance and how it was produced

(I)mprovement that can be made in the performance and how to produce it

(I)nsight: what was learned from assessing the performance and why is it significant?

(S)trength of the Performance and how it was produced

(I)mprovement that can be made in the performance and how to produce it

(I)nsight: what was learned from assessing the performance and why is it significant?

Key thingseveryone

should know:

Key thingseveryone

should know:

Quality assessment

or evaluation

needs quality

performance

measures

Quality assessment

or evaluation

needs quality

performance

measures

Assessment is used more by quality performers…

Assessment is used more by quality performers…

…than by low performers.…than by low performers.

Self-growers use

self-assessment to

self-mentor.

Self-growers use

self-assessment to

self-mentor.

Mentors help to

produce self-

growers by assessing their self-

assessments.

Mentors help to

produce self-

growers by assessing their self-

assessments.

Program assessment is the systematic process of

integrating assessment and evaluation effectively to

continuously improve program quality and documenting for

others that it exceeds expectations of key

stakeholders.

Program assessment is the systematic process of

integrating assessment and evaluation effectively to

continuously improve program quality and documenting for

others that it exceeds expectations of key

stakeholders.

and self-assessment is shifting from an evaluation mindset to

an assessment mindset.

and self-assessment is shifting from an evaluation mindset to

an assessment mindset.

Finally, the most important aspect of implementing

quality assessment

Finally, the most important aspect of implementing

quality assessment