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Enhancing Outcomes-Based Assessment for Student Affairs Marilee J. Bresciani, Ph.D. Professor, Postsecondary Education and Co-Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, Innovation, and Policy San Diego State University 3590 Camino Del Rio North San Diego, California, U.S.A. 619-594-8318 [email protected] 2-Part Presentation Overview Part I: Overview of Outcomes-Based Assessment (cid:132) (OBA) Importance of OBA (cid:132) Importance of Assessing Student Learning (cid:132) Writing Goals and Outcomes (cid:132) Questions (cid:132) Bresciani, M.J. 2-Part Presentation Overview Part II: Answering One-Minute Questions (cid:132) Identifying how Outcomes are Delivered (cid:132) Determining Evaluation Methods and Criteria (cid:132) Questions (cid:132) Bresciani, M.J. Part One… Bresciani, M.J. Ask Yourself These Questions What decision did you make about (cid:132) your program last year? What evidence did you use to inform (cid:132) that decision? What was it that you were trying to (cid:132) influence about your program when making that decision with the stated evidence? Bresciani, M.J. That is Outcomes-Based Assessment (Bresciani, 2006) Most people do capitalize on their innate (cid:132) intellectually curiosity to find out what works Most people just don’t articulate their (cid:132) intended end results (e.g., outcomes) ahead of time Most people don’t document the decisions (cid:132) made based on their results Most people don’t follow up later to see if (cid:132) their decisions made the intended improvement Bresciani, M.J. The Assessment Cycle (Bresciani, 2006) The key questions… (cid:132) What are we trying to do and why? or • What is my program supposed to accomplish? or • What do I want students to be able to do and/or know • as a result of my course/workshop/orientation/program? How well are we doing it? • How do we know? • How do we use the information to improve or celebrate • successes? Do the improvements we make contribute to our • intended end results? Bresciani, M.J. The Iterative Systematic Assessment Gather Data Cycle Interpret Evidence Adapted from Peggy Maki, Ph.D. by Mission/Purposes Marilee J. Bresciani, Ph.D. Goals Outcomes Implement Methods to Make decisions to improve Deliver programs; enhance student Outcomes and learning and development; Methods to inform institutional decision- making, planning, Gather Data budgeting, policy, public accountability How would you explain the importance of outcomes-based assessment… To your colleagues? Your students? Other constituents? The Purpose Outcomes-Based assessment does not (cid:132) exist for assessment’s sake It is taking what most of us already do, (cid:132) and making it systematic Its purpose is to reflect on the end result (cid:132) of doing - - how well are we accomplishing that which we say we are? Bresciani, M.J.
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