Brown Bag Lecture

Sticks and a Chain, or a Micrometer? Quandaries of Outcomes Assessment

Presented by Gloria Rogers, Vice President
Institutional Resources and Assessment
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

January 14, 1999
Noon - 1 PM
Room 259, Educational Sciences Building

Various assessment methods can be used to collect data to evaluate classroom instruction and curriculum effectiveness. However, the level of precision required and the testing techniques used may vary greatly from course outcomes to curriculum outcomes. This presentation will describe the major differences between these two types of assessment and how they both inform the curriculum improvement process and compliment each other. An electronic portfolio system used to document and assess student learning outcomes will be demonstrated as one method of curriculum assessment.

Gloria Rogers received her Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Indiana State University. She is currently the Vice President for Institutional Resources and Assessment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. In addition to her duties at Rose-Hulman, she is actively involved in giving workshops and presentations on the development and implementation of assessment plans to improve educational programs. She serves as a review panel member for the National Science Foundation and is an external evaluator for several science, math, engineering, and technology curricula initiatives. She is the co-author of Stepping Ahead: An Assessment Plan Development Guide, which has been distributed to over 8,000 faculty members throughout the country.