IDEAMaking an Old Enemy Your Friend

MYTH or REALITY? IDEA is a for-profit corporation.

REALITY The IDEA Center is a non-profit

organization. It emerged from the student protest

movement in the late 1960s. For details, see:

http://www.theideacenter.org/

How does IDEA work?

12 Objectives

Focusing on #2 and #11 #2: Learning fundamental principles,

generalizations, or theories

#11: Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view

FACULTY INFORMATION FORM: What Faculty Do On the Faculty Information Form, the

faculty member identifies just a few objectives (see IDEA website for help).

http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/Student-Ratings_Faculty_Information_Form.pdf

What Students Do Students rate progress on all 12

objectives.

Students also report their motivation and their observations about class pedagogy, the instructor’s engagement with the class, and the instructor’s communication about expectations.

STUDENT SURVEY FORM http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/

default/files/Student_Ratings_Diagnostic_Form.pdf

12 Objectives

Faculty Information Form

Student Survey Form

Diagnostic Form Report

Diagnostic Form Report: Faculty Results Results are interpreted based on the

students’ self-reported progress on the objectives the faculty member chooses.

The students’ self-reported progress on the objectives the faculty member did not choose are not factored into the results.

The results also provide feedback on teaching methods and styles, as well as specific suggestions on strengths to retain and areas to improve.

Common Questions about the Diagnostic Form Report Raw vs. Adjusted Score

5-point scale vs. Converted Average

IDEA Database vs. Discipline vs. Institution

Using the IDEA website Get specific suggestions for help on each of

the 20 Teaching Methods and Styles: http://www.theideacenter.org/research-and-papers/pod-idea-center-notes-instruction

Find out how to interpret your results: http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/InterpretativeGuideDiagForm.pdf

Feel free to contact us: Karen Gaffney, Chair, English

Department (S-333A) kgaffney@raritanval.edu

Kevin Hinkle, Chair, Communication and Languages (S-252) rhinkle@raritanval.edu