Assessment Tools & Course Evaluations
Faculty at Butler understand that helping our students learn is
a continual process, requiring a commitment to assessment and
evaluation. One means of our continued focus in enhancing student
learning is our annual academic assessment and the considered
conversations by departments, programs, and colleges. Another means
is the feedback we seek from students.
Student learning outcomes for
departments and programs: Each department and program completes
an annual assessment and revision of their student learning
outcomes.
IDEA Course
Evaluation: Provides the University a consistent means of
evaluating courses and faculty, with a dual focus on evaluative and
formative assessment.
Butler faculty complete an annual
Faculty Activity Report to document their accomplishments in
teaching, research, scholarships, and creative work, and
service/leadership to the campus and community.
For more information about
Butler University and the ways we are succeeding with our students,
please visit the
Office of Institutional Research and
Assessment website.
Programs and Workshops
Understanding Your IDEA Center Course Evaluations
Fall 2011 Workshop - Wednesday, October 5, multiple
session times, AU326
In response to faculty requests, we're bringing back an expert
from the IDEA Center to help you understand how best to use the
Summary Reports of your scores and how best to fine-tune (if
necessary) the Objectives on the Faculty Information Form (FIF);
they'll also be able to answer questions you might have about how
scores are calculated.
Two sessions for faculty (9-10:30 a.m. or 2:30-4
p.m.) and one session for department heads/program directors
(noon-1:30 p.m.) will be offered. Please plan to bring your Summary
Reports as references. We'll have samples for new faculty. Steve
Benton, PhD, Senior Research Officer from the IDEA Center and
Professor Emeritus from Kansas State University, will lead the
sessions.
Information on IDEA Center course evaluations is available
online at www.theideacenter.org,
including "Notes on Instruction," "Interpretive Guide on IDEA
Diagnostic Form Report," and "Interpreting Adjusted Ratings of
Outcomes."
Classroom Assessment Resources
Browse and borrow from the collection of resources in the
Faculty Development Library located in JH 109. Related titles
from our collection include:
| Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for
College Teachers |
Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross |
Jossey-Bass |
| Making a Difference -- Outcomes of
a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education |
Trudy Banta and Associates |
Jossey-Bass |
| Engaging Large Classes --
Strategies and Techniques for College Faculty |
Christine Stanley, M. Erin Porter |
JB - Anker |
| Enhancing Learning through the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning -- The Challenges and Joys of
Juggling |
Kathleen McKinney |
JB - Anker |
| Peer Review of Teaching -- A
Sourcebook |
Nancy Van Note Chism |
JB - Anker |
| Helping Students Write Well -- A
Guide for Teachers in All Disciplines |
Barbara Walvoord |
Modern Language Association of America |
Creating Significant Learning
Experiences -- An Integrated Approach to Designing
College Courses |
L. Dee Fink |
Jossey-Bass |
| Effective Grading -- A Tool for
Learning and Assessment in College |
Barbara Walvoord and Virginia Johnson Anderson |
Jossey-Bass |
| Developing Learner-Centered
Teaching -- A Practical Guide for Faculty |
Phyllis Blumberg |
Jossey-Bass |
| Designing and Assessing Courses and
Curricula -- A Practical Guide |
Robert Diamond |
Jossey-Bass |
| Assessment, Clear and Simple -- A
Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General
Education |
Barbara Walvoord |
Jossey-Bass |
| Classroom Assessment Techniques --
A Handbook for College Teachers |
Thomas Angelo, K. Patricia Cross |
Jossey-Bass |
| Assessment in Practice -- Putting
Principles to Work on College Campuses |
Trudy Banta, et. al |
Jossey-Bass |
| Introduction to Rubrics -- An
Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and
Promote Student Learning |
Dannelle Stevens, Antonia Levi |
Stylus Publishing |
| Using Quality Benchmarks for
Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs |
Dana Dunn, Maureen McCarthy, Suzanne
Baker, Jane Halonen |
Jossey-Bass |
| Outcomes-Based Academic and
Co-Curricular Program Review -- A Compilation of Institutional Good
Practices |
Marilee Bresciani |
Stylus Publishing |
Click here to
view our Faculty Development Library's full resource list.