ELOsELOs

Esther GrassianEsther Grassian

17 Nov 200917 Nov 2009

(10/30/09)(10/30/09)

Outline• User Satisfaction Forms• Program Planning Steps• ELOs = Expected Learning

Outcomes

User Satisfaction Forms• Self-Reports• Opinions• Affective Value• Examples:

– 1-Minute Paper– What Will You Do Differently?– Transfer & Apply

Adapted from…• Angelo, Thomas A. and K. Patricia

Cross. 1993. Classroom Assessment Techniques. 2d ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Questions?

Measuring Learning• Program Planning Steps

• G’s & O’s

• ELOs

• What, Why, How & When

6 Program Planning Steps1. ID/Recognize Need

2. Describe & Analyze

3. Develop Gs, Os & ELOs

4. Select & Describe Appropriate Instructional Methods/Materials

5. Implement Instruction

6. Evaluate & Revise

What are Gs, Os, & ELOs?

• Goals: Overall Intent

• Objectives: More Concrete

• Expected Learning Outcomes: Demonstration & Measurement of Learning

Example: Goal

• To help students learn how to identify useful information sources.

Example: Objective

• Following instruction, learners will distinguish correctly between journals and magazines.

Example: Expected Learning Outcome

• Following a 50-minute one-shot session, 80% of students will identify correctly 3 journal article citations from a bibliography of 10 assorted publications.

Common Elements of ELOs?

1. Learners (audience)

2. Task (behavior)

3. Conditions

4. Standards or Criteria (degree)

Example: Expected Learning Outcome

• Following a 50-minute one-shot ILI session, 80% of students will identify correctly 3 journal article citations in a bibliography of 10 assorted publications.

Example: Expected Learning Outcome

• Following a 50-minute one-shot ILI session, 80% of students will identify correctly 3 journal article citations in a bibliography of 10 assorted publications.

Types of Os & ELOs

• Cognitive

• Affective

Example: Affective O & ELO

• O: Following instruction, learners will feel more comfortable using chat reference.

• ELO: Following a 50-minute one-shot ILI session, when offered the choice of email or chat reference, 50% of those who have not used chat before will try it

Questions?

Creating Assessment Instruments

Assessment – How?

• 2008 CL Ref Survey• Top Teaching/Learning Choices

– Critical Thinking– Effective Use of Catalog & Databases– Awareness of Library Resources– Plagiarism [Faculty’s concern]

• Draft ELOs for CL Instruction

ELO Elements (Mager)• Learner(s)

• Task

• Conditions

• Criteria

CL Assessment Steps1. Write ELOs

2. ID Questions to Measure Learning

3. Prepare Checklist for Spring

Sample ELOFollowing an instruction session, 80% or more of learners will correctly identify 3 criteria for selecting useful databases to search.

Sample Q• What are the most important criteria for

selecting an article index to search? (select all that apply)

a. if it’s freely available

b. what time period it covers

c. how easily you can email citations.

d. what types of materials it includes

e. which topics it covers

Sample ELOFollowing an instruction session, 80% or more of learners will correctly list 3 reasons for citing materials.

Sample Q

The 3 most important reasons for citing are to…

a. show how much you have read on a topic

b. allow others to locate your sources

c. give credit for others' ideas and words

d. make a paper look more scholarly

e. provide evidence to support your argument

Questions?

Review• User Satisfaction Forms

• Gs, Os & ELOs

• What, Why, How & When

Discussion…