Assessment For Improvement In The Classroom by Barry McNeill & Lynn Bellamy Arizona State University

Slide 2 ASEE Seattle 1998 n Need some sort of attention getter!

Slide 3 ASEE Seattle 1998 Continuous Improvement Process Assess Define Modify

Slide 4 ASEE Seattle 1998 Continuous Improvement Process For A Course n Defining A Course n learning objectives n learning tasks n Assessing The Course n student work n course learning objectives n course learning environment n student preparation n Modifying The Course

Slide 5 ASEE Seattle 1998 Continuous Improvement Process Tools n Defining A Course n Course Articulation Matrix n Assessing The Course n Checklists n Competency Matrix n Course Activity Impact Matrix

Slide 6 ASEE Seattle 1998 Presentation Goals n Awareness of how to create a Course Articulation Matrix n Awareness of how to create a Course Activity Impact Matrix n Awareness of how to use a Course Activity Impact Matrix to improve a course

Slide 7 ASEE Seattle 1998 Course Articulation Matrix A compact way to relate course learning objectives with course learning activities

Slide 8 ASEE Seattle 1998 Notes On Learning Objectives n There are different levels of learning n The levels of learning are observable or measurable n The levels are reasonably hierarchical

Slide 9 ASEE Seattle 1998 Skeleton Course Articulation Matrix (CAM)

Slide 10 ASEE Seattle 1998 Partial CAM For ECE 100

Slide 11 ASEE Seattle 1998 Partial CAM For ECE 100

Slide 12 ASEE Seattle 1998 Partial CAM For ECE 100

Slide 13 ASEE Seattle 1998 Partial CAM For ECE 100

Slide 14 ASEE Seattle 1998 Part Of CAM For ECE 100

Slide 15 ASEE Seattle 1998 Course Activity Impact Matrix A compact way to relate the impact the course learning activities (e.g., homework, reports) have on the course learning objectives

Slide 16 ASEE Seattle 1998 A Skeleton Course Activity Impact Matrix (CAIM)

Slide 17 ASEE Seattle 1998 Start Of CAIM For ECE 300 Fall 97

Slide 18 ASEE Seattle 1998 Start Of CAIM For ECE 300 Fall 97

Slide 19 ASEE Seattle 1998 Start Of CAIM For ECE 300 Fall 97

Slide 20 ASEE Seattle 1998 Start Of CAIM For ECE 300 Fall 97

Slide 21 ASEE Seattle 1998 Part of One Student’s ECE 300 CAIM, Fall 97

Slide 22 ASEE Seattle 1998 Summary Of CAIM For ECE 300 Fall 97

Slide 23 ASEE Seattle 1998 Improvements To ECE 300 n Use What Is Working n more use of Design Project n more oral Reports n Reduce What Is Not Working n fewer Quizzes n fewer Memos n fewer Notebook Assessments

Slide 24 ASEE Seattle 1998 Comparison of CAIM Dot Products For ECE 300

Slide 25 ASEE Seattle 1998 Summary n Showed how to create a Course Articulation Matrix n Showed how to create a Course Activity Impact Matrix n Showed how to use a Course Activity Impact Matrix to improve a course

Slide 26 ASEE Seattle 1998 Summary Of CAIM For ECE 300 Spring 98