Closing the Circle: Analyzing and Summarizing Assessment Results

Closing the Circle: Analyzing and Closing the Circle: Analyzing and Summarizing Assessment Results Summarizing Assessment Results

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April 16, 2010

Lehman College Assessment Council

TimelineTimelineSpring 2011• Middle States report due April 1• Second completed assessment cycle of student learning goals•Analyze evidence•Report on how assessment results were used (May)

Ongoing assessment

Timeline: Spring 2010Timeline: Spring 2010

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Assessment as a Four-Step Assessment as a Four-Step Continuous CycleContinuous Cycle

Source:  Suskie 2004: 4.

What kinds of Results Do You What kinds of Results Do You Have?Have?

Qualitative

Categorical (Ordered or Ranked) Male/Female Freshman/Sophomore/Junior

Scaled 1, 2, 3, 4

Dichotomous Out of program/in program Current Students/program graduates

From Suskie, Chapter 16

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Analyzing and Summarizing Analyzing and Summarizing Quantitative Results – Quantitative Results – Making Sense of the DataMaking Sense of the DataTalliesPercentagesAggregatesAverages

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Analyzing and Summarizing Analyzing and Summarizing Qualitative ResultsQualitative ResultsQuick read-throughsGrouped listingsThematic analysis

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After you get results: Questions After you get results: Questions for Evaluating the Quality of for Evaluating the Quality of Your AssessmentYour Assessment

1. How well does your sample reflect all your students?

2. How accurate and reliable are your sample results?

3. Does your rubric or test questions assess the objective?

4. Are your findings corroborated by multiple measures?

5. Do results fall in appropriate patterns?

(Adapted from Suskie) 8

Workshop - ExercisesWorkshop - ExercisesSpeech, Education, Sociology

How do you interpret the data?What problems or successes do

they show?What recommendations would you

make for the program based on the data?

What would it take to implement these recommendations?

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Leveraging Results for Leveraging Results for GainGainIncreased FT FacultyNew equipmentRationales for new course

offeringsAdditional spaceBudget increases for program

improvementsIncreased enrollment

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Lehman College Format for Lehman College Format for Reporting ResultsReporting Results

Template handout

Please send comments for revisions to Ray Galinski at:

raymond.galinski@lehman.cuny.edu

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Assessment Council Assessment Council MembershipMembership Salita Bryant (English) salita.bryant@lehman.cuny.edu Nancy Dubetz (ECCE) nancy.dubetz@lehman.cuny.edu *Robert Farrell (Lib) robert.farrell@lehman.cuny.edu Judith Fields (Economics) judith.fields@lehman.cuny.edu Marisol Jimenez (ISSP) marisol.jimenez@lehman.cuny.edu Teresita Levy (LAPRS) teresita.levy@lehman.cuny.edu Lynn Rosenberg (SLHS) lynn.rosenberg@lehman.cuny.edu Robyn Spencer (History) robyn.spencer@lehman.cuny.edu Minda Tessler (Psych) minda.tessler@lehman.cuny.edu Janette Tilley (Mus) janette.tilley@lehman.cuny.edu Esther Wilder (Soc) esther.wilder@lehman.cuny.edu*Committee ChairAdministrative Advisor – Assessment Coordinator• Ray Galinski - raymond.galinski@lehman.cuny.edu

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References/ResourcesReferences/ResourcesSuskie, L. (2004). Assessing student learning:

A common sense guide. San Francisco: Anker Publishing Co., Inc.

Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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