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Louisiana Association of Student Assistance Programs41st Annual ConferenceRe.vu/drbbourke
Making Assessment Part of Our Daily Conversations
Brian Bourke, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University
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Outline My Background in Assessment Why is Talking About Assessment Important? What is Assessment? Why Do We Need to Discuss Assessment Daily? How Can We Realistically Infuse Assessment into Daily
Conversations? Is Talking About Assessment Enough? What is the End Goal of Making Assessment Part of Our
Daily Conversations? Where Can We Go to Learn More?
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My Background in Assessment
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Why Is Talking About Assessment Important?
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What is Assessment?
“the gathering of information concerning the functioning of students, staff, and institutions of higher education” (Astin & Antonio, 2012, p.3)
“gathering evidence: gathering data, transforming data so that they can be interpreted, applying analytical techniques, and analyzing data in terms of alternative hypotheses and explanations” (Lenning, 1988, p. 328)
Formal Definitions
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What is Assessment?
All About Asking Questions Using Systematic Approaches to Answer
Questions Gathering information to answer those
questions (Data Collection) Making sense of the gathered information to
answer those questions (Data Analysis) Making decisions, based on data Sharing our answers to the questions Discovering more questions
Having a Common Framework/Language
Basic Conceptions
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The Assessment Cycle
Objectives
Outcomes
Evaluation Methods
AssessmentImplementation
Results
Decisions &Recommendations
Department&
Purpose
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What Questions Should be Asked?
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Why Discuss Assessment Daily?
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Why Discuss Assessment Daily?
• Accountability• Cost• Quality• Access• Equity• Accreditation
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Accountability Accountability ≠ CYA Who are we accountable to? How do we manage accountability? Accountability > Required Reports
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Quality How do we demonstrate:
that we’re providing quality services? that students are getting quality experiences? that we’re positively affecting student
outcomes?
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How Can We Realistically Infuse Assessment into Daily Conversations? Standing agenda item for meetings
Break down the Assessment Cycle Where are you? What needs to be addressed?
Informal conversations about big-picture items Frame discussions about planning in assessment
“We should look at our intake process to make sure it meets our student and departmental needs”
Objectives
Outcomes
Evaluation Methods
AssessmentImplementation
Results
Decisions &Recommendations
Department&
Purpose
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How Can We Realistically Infuse Assessment into Daily Conversations? Emails
Share tidbits of interesting information within the department and across TRIO units, based on assessment evidence
Marketing campaigns “Students who participate in Student Support Services are 3X
more likely to graduate on time” Social Media
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Is Talking About Assessment Enough?
NO
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The Assessment Cycle
Outcomes
Evaluation Methods
AssessmentImplementation
Results
Decisions &Recommendations
Objectives
Department&
Purpose
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What is the End Goal of Making Assessment Part of Our Daily Conversations?
Decisions and Recommendations
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Any Additional Benefits?
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Where Can We Go to Learn More?
Books Assessment for Excellence, 2nd Edition by Alexander Astin
and anthony lising antonio. 2012 Demonstrating Student Success. Marilee Bresciani, Megan
Moore Gardner and Jessica Hickmott. 2009 Assessment Reconsidered. Richard Keeling, Andrew Wall,
Ric Underhile and Gwendolyn Dungy. 2008 Assessment Essentials. Catherine Palomba and Trudy
Banta, 1999. Assessment Methods for Student Affairs. John Schuh and
Associates. 2009
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Where Can We Go to Learn More?
Websites Student Affairs Assessment Leaders
http://studentaffairsassessment.org NC State’s Internet Resources for Higher Education
Outcomes Assessment http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/archives/assmt/resource.htm
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education http://cas.edu
Campus Labs http://campuslabs.com
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Where Can We Go to Learn More?
Other Assessment in Action
http://studentaffairs.rutgers.edu/Media/magazine Research and Practice in Action
http://www.rpajournal.com/ ACPA’s ASK Standards
http://www.ohio.edu/studentaffairs/assessment/upload/ACPA-ASK-Brochure-1.pdf
NASPA’s Assessment, Evaluation and Research Knowledge Community http://www.naspa.org/kc/saaer/default.cfm
Social Media Twitter
#saassess #assessment
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Where Can We Go to Learn More?
Brian Bourke, Ph.D.
Louisiana State University
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