Evaluation

Evaluation for Educational Grants

CRLT staff assist faculty applying for grants in areas of curricular and pedagogical innovation by providing expertise in planning and implementing the evaluation of grants.  CRLT evaluation services include

  • consultation on pre-proposal evaluation design;
  • assistance in planning and implementing data collection and analysis for formative and summative evaluation purposes; and
  • support for communicating evaluation findings and using evaluation information for decisions about improvements.
For more information contact Mary Wright, Director of Assessment at CRLT by calling 936-1135 or sending an email to mcwright@umich.edu.
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Collecting Data about Student Learning

The links in this section provide guidance about data sources available for measurement of student learning for assessment or research.

Key Definitions & Frameworks

Data sources that are useful to consider in assessing student learning are:

  1. Evidence of learning outcomes

    Direct measures of learning

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Curriculum Design

The links in this section provide guidance for faculty who are undertaking curriculum design or revision.

Key Definitions & Frameworks

Click on the terms below to read more. Read more »

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Curricular Assessment and Evaluation

Provost Philip J. Hanlon's Statement on Assessment
 
In the past several years, there has been a great deal of national discussion about the assessment of student learning in higher education. Students, their parents, public officials, and others have posed questions about the value of higher education, focusing particularly on the value added at the individual level. It is important to consider the contributions higher education makes to society as well. The University of Michigan is committed to continually improving the learning environment for our students and faculty. The University also participates in national efforts to develop effective tools for assessing student learning.
 
This University of Michigan website on the assessment of student learning provides information about assessment and evaluation activities ranging from macro-level data about student experiences to departmental materials used in select, individual courses. I hope you will find the resources available here to be useful.
 

 

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CRLT Assessment & Evaluation Services

If you are looking for teaching evaluations, please contact the Registrar's Office, 647-3626.

Assessment for Curriculum Improvement

CRLT's Director of Assessment and Instructional Consultants work with chairs, associate deans, and departmental committees engaged in assessing student learning for curricular improvement or accreditation.

All of CRLT's assessment projects have two defining characteristics:
  • They are led by faculty responsible for the curriculum or the courses being assessed, with CRLT providing support and expertise as necessary
  • They are action-oriented, generating data of interest to faculty and faculty committees responsible for improving their courses or curricula.

CRLT provides the following services to support the assessment of student learning: Read more »

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