Assessment: Understanding the P.E.A.R. Presented by: Renee Baxter Mary Casey-Incardone Maureen...

Assessment:Assessment:Understanding the Understanding the

P.E.A.R.P.E.A.R.

Presented by:Presented by:

Renee BaxterRenee BaxterMary Casey-Incardone Mary Casey-Incardone

Maureen MuskerMaureen MuskerSue RohdeSue Rohde

10.16.0810.16.08

Objective of our Objective of our workshop…workshop…

Identify ways to incorporate various Identify ways to incorporate various forms of assessment into your course to forms of assessment into your course to enhance and gauge student learning in enhance and gauge student learning in your classroom!your classroom!

What is “assessment”?What is “assessment”?

the process of determining if learning has the process of determining if learning has occurred occurred

and what can be done to improve either and what can be done to improve either the teaching or the learning the teaching or the learning

Underlying assumption…there is Underlying assumption…there is ALWAYS room for improvementALWAYS room for improvement

What “assessment” is What “assessment” is NOT…NOT…

not a placement testnot a placement test not student gradesnot student grades not an evaluation of student worknot an evaluation of student work not a measurement of how many not a measurement of how many

students have graduated, transferred to students have graduated, transferred to universities or are employeduniversities or are employed

NOT a faculty evaluation!!!NOT a faculty evaluation!!!

4 Types of Assessment4 Types of Assessment

ClassroomClassroom CourseCourse ProgramProgram InstitutionalInstitutional

The P.E.A.R. ProcessThe P.E.A.R. Process

P…PlanP…Plan E…ExecuteE…Execute A…AnalyzeA…Analyze R…React/RecordR…React/Record

P…is for PLANP…is for PLAN

What are we going to do?What are we going to do? Why are we going to do it?Why are we going to do it? How will we act on the information?How will we act on the information?

E…is for EXECUTEE…is for EXECUTE

Good directionsGood directions Inform, inform, informInform, inform, inform Set a deadlineSet a deadline Appoint someone to collect the resultsAppoint someone to collect the results

A…is for ANALYZEA…is for ANALYZE

Were the results anticipated?Were the results anticipated? Did everyone follow the directions?Did everyone follow the directions? Were there any surprises?Were there any surprises? Did the assessment measure the Did the assessment measure the

objective?objective? What went wrong? What went right?What went wrong? What went right?

R…is for REACT /R…is for REACT / RECORD RECORD

This is critical to the completion of the cycle!This is critical to the completion of the cycle! Use the results for:Use the results for:

staff developmentstaff development internal discussioninternal discussion revise pre-requisitesrevise pre-requisites modify future instructionmodify future instruction revise program/course/class pre-requisitesrevise program/course/class pre-requisites review/revise program or course objectivesreview/revise program or course objectives

For YOUR assessment For YOUR assessment toolbox…toolbox…

Pre-test and post-testPre-test and post-test One-minute paperOne-minute paper Portfolio AssessmentsPortfolio Assessments Student SurveyStudent Survey License/certification examinationsLicense/certification examinations Journal AssignmentJournal Assignment Common Writing AssignmentCommon Writing Assignment Employer SurveyEmployer Survey OtherOther

Pre-test and Post-testPre-test and Post-test

AdvantagesAdvantages ChallengesChallenges

One-minute PaperOne-minute Paper


Portfolio AssessmentsPortfolio Assessments


Student SurveyStudent Survey


License / Certification License / Certification ExamsExams


Journal AssignmentsJournal Assignments


Common Writing Common Writing AssignmentAssignment


Employer SurveyEmployer Survey


Other…Other…

…… ……

On-line Courses…On-line Courses…

Same course, same Same course, same assessments?assessments?

Different delivery Different delivery method means method means different assessment different assessment tools?tools?

Resources available to Resources available to you!you!

A bibliography of Assessment BooksA bibliography of Assessment Books Your department chairperson or Your department chairperson or

coordinatorcoordinator Assessment Committee MembersAssessment Committee Members Annual Community College Assessment Annual Community College Assessment

ConferenceConference Assessment CoursesAssessment Courses

Summary…Summary…

Effective assessment flows from the mission Effective assessment flows from the mission and core values of the college and the and core values of the college and the philosophy of the departmentphilosophy of the department

Valuable results can be achieved both through Valuable results can be achieved both through quantitative and qualitative measuresquantitative and qualitative measures

Faculty must assume ownership and Faculty must assume ownership and responsibility for the actions and results which responsibility for the actions and results which lead to improvement in classroom lead to improvement in classroom teaching/learningteaching/learning

Thank you for Thank you for participating!!!participating!!!http://www.league.org/gettingresults/web/module6/introduction/module_overview_vihttp://www.league.org/gettingresults/web/module6/introduction/module_overview_video.htmldeo.html

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