Academic Assessment Symposium Fall 2009

The Journey to Meaningful, Manageable and Sustainable Assessment
November 05, 2009
8:15 - 3:00 PM in SU 208C

Dr. Bea Babbitt

Please join Dr. Babbitt as she describes the multifaceted systems change process that enabled UNLV to establish an effective academic assessment program in 5 short years. Using examples from our 229 degree programs, she’ll track our progress toward meaningful, manageable, and sustainable assessment that result in program improvement and higher student learning.

UNLV Faculty/staff/administrators involved in the design, implementation, development, or oversight of student learning outcomes assessment are encouraged to attend.

Topics will include:

Morning Sessions

  1. Ensuring Consistency between Multiple Sections: Online, Hybrid, and Classroom Assessment Tools
  2. Developing an Assessment Plan
  3. Developing Rubrics for Physics Courses
  4. Measuring Learning & Interpreting Results
  5. Using Assessment Results to Help Meet Assessment’s Twin Missions: Improvement and Accountability
  6. Course Evaluation Survey Development

Afternoon Sessions

  1. The Cycle of Assessment
  2. Graduate Assessment Approaches
  3. Interpreting Institutional and Learning Outcome Data
  4. Aligning Unit/NWCCU Accreditation Processes

(You may still attend if you are not able to stay for the entire day)

*** Registration Closed ***