7 Steps to Assessment

A step by step approach to developing an assessment program using the

Alverno assessment model.

Agenda

• Background• Selecting a

Teaching/Learning Situation (Mission)

• Context• Outcomes/Objectives• Generic Criteria• Program applications• Designing Assessments

and judging performance• Feedback

Background

• The details from other modules

• Application of information

• Alverno

Step 1:Mission/Vision

• Define who you are and what you hope to achieve.

Mission/Vision

• What do we want to do?

• Who will be served?• How?• Where do we expect

to be in five years?• Ten?

STEP 2: Context

• Who are the students?

• What level?• What types of

programs?• What types of

classes?

Context

• Identifying needs

and

responses

Step 3a: Objectives

• What specific objectives—goals-- will allow you to meet your mission?

Step 3b: Outcomes

• Indicate what the desired outcome will be for each of the objectives you developed

Outcomes

• Noting other components of outcomes

Outcomes

• Attention to the details

Step 4: Generic Criteria

• Exactly what do you want the program to provide?

• What indicators (outcomes) show what has happened? Focus on more specific detail

Generic Criteria

• Plugging students into programs and defining program outcomes

Step 5: ProgrammaticApplications

• Creating a learning experience—stimulus, response, practice

ProgrammaticApplications

• Creating a learning experience—stimulus, response, practice

Step 6a: Designing Assessments

• Exactly how will you assess each of the outcomes, objectives and applications?

Designing Assessments

• Variables and spurious indicators

• Specific Criteria

Step 6b: JudgingPerformance

• Exactly how will you assess?

JudgingPerformance

• All results have some value

Step 7: Feedback andReports

• Provision for feedback– To whom will you report?

• Provision for improvement– How will you use the feedback?

• Evaluation of the assessment– Did the instrument work?– Did the instrument give an accurate view of what you

hoped to assess?– How can it be made better?– How can it help you

Feedback andReports

• There is value in knowing you are doing a good job.

Discussion Board

• Please go to the Discussion board and respond to the prompt you will find for this module.

• Thank you.