1. IDEA STUDENT EVALUATION REPORTS Insight Improvement Impact ® Using IDEA as a Tool for Reflection about Your Teaching Raritan Valley Community College January 18, 2012

2. Underlying Assumptions Types of learning must reflect instructor’s purpose. Effectiveness is determined by students’ progress on objectives identified by instructor.

3. Types of learning must reflect the instructor’s purpose Selecting Course Objectives

4. How to Select Objectives Select only 3-5 as “Essential” or “Important” Is it a significant part of the course? Do you do something specific to help students accomplish the objective? Does student progress on the objective influence the final grade?

5. The IDEA Diagnostic Form Report What were students’ perceptions of the course and their learning? What might I do to improve my teaching?

6. Page 1: The Big Picture

7. Understanding IDEA Scores

8. 4.5+4.5 4.4+4.4 4.2+4.2 +3.2 7 Progress on Relevant Objectives

9. Adjusted Scores

10. Adjusted Scores Factors Student Work Habits (#43) Student Motivation (#39) Class Size (Enrollment, FIF) Student Effort (multiple items) Course Difficulty (multiple items)

11. Page 2: What did students learn?

12. Page 2: Description of Course and Students

13. Page 3: What might I do differently?

14. Relationship of Learning Objectives to Teaching Methods

15. Page 4: Additional Reflection - Statistical Detail

16. POD-IDEA Notes Background Helpful Hints Assessment Issues References and Resources

17. IDEA Papers Resources for Faculty Evaluation Faculty Development