On Transposing Assessment Scales and Mapping to WSU 6

Re: mapping to WSU 6 An inquiring program point wants to know: A score of 4 is entry level competency, and we will transpose that scale for all programs.  It is absolute, not weighted by us.  (Entry level written communication for your program may not mean the same thing for another,  so our work, not [...]

Flexing the May Report deadline

Hi [Program Point], We discussed the update on your recent assessment meeting, which was a great start.  Your OAI contact also shared that you may be feeling a bit stressed by the May timeline, so I want to say we’d rather keep working together to get a pithy, focused, and clear document that reflects the [...]

A proposal to get external review/ test of rubric

A proposal to get external review/ test of rubric I sent this to a program contact in early April to help with the problem that the program was unwilling/unable to devote resources to testing their rubric against a small collection of student theses. No reply in 2 weeks. Hi, I just came across this resource. [...]

Awards Ceremony 3/13- we will be recognizing exceptional leadership in college and program level assessment

From: Ater-Kranov, Ashley Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 1:55 PM To: OAI.Personnel Subject: Awards Ceremony 3/13- we will be recognizing exceptional leadership in college and program level assessment Please see the attached invitation. The awards list is below. Office of Assessment & Innovation Berat Hakan Gurocak hgurocak@wsu.edu Assessment Leadership for Mechanical Engineering WSU Vancouver Office [...]

Re-thinking Course Evals for Prog Eval purposes / Turmoil in Colleges

Re-thinking Course Evals for Prog Eval purposes / Turmoil in Colleges A conversation on the bus home from work with a College Liaison led to this exchange On 4/6/10 9:18 AM, “Nils Peterson” wrote: Further to our conversation on the bus. Collecting actionable data, and acting on it, are the things that we believe are [...]

Why Public Reporting

One faculty member responds to OAI assessment plan feedback: “Oh -kiss my #$$, I have been here long enough to know that THAT thing will be flushed down the toilet.”

Program starts assessment activities for May 17

Program Point writes: > > Hello Nils -just in case you thought we have fallen off the edge of the > earth ,I thought I would touch base with you to update on the progress we > are making vis a vis undergraduate assessment. First I apologize for not > being more proactive, but you [...]

A Program Point asks about Udating Accreditation Self Studies for May 17

A Program Point asks about Updating Accreditation Self Studies for May 17 A Point Asks: Nils, I am waiting for responses from the rest of the faculty.  I have requested that they submit their questions or comments by April 9th. Just to clarify, the current action plan states that the department is undergoing a change [...]

Assessment design is messy: challenges to cooordinating flexible and useful assessment for a college and its programs

Assessment planning, designing, and implementing is a messy process, as are most authentic, responsive endeavors that involve and engage many people from a variety of roles and vantage points.   Different people and programs have different concerns and genuine questions. What’s the relationship between college and program assessment? Student learning goals identified by a college and by [...]

Updating and Advancing Accreditation Self Studies

Program Assessment Points and Liaisons: Thank you for the work you and your colleagues have done and are doing on assessment so far, and thanks for the feedback.   We continue to need your help addressing the many entities that have an interest in WSU’s commitment to student learning outcomes. There are audiences at the [...]