Materials from the LSA Assessment Symposium

May 18, 2009

The Symposium brought together faculty from across LSA to highlight and disseminate assessment activities currently underway at the department and college levels, and to consider how to further embed assessment of student learning into the college culture. The resources and materials from Symposium listed below can be accessed from this page.

What Do You Want to Know about Your Students?(Bob Megginson) (.pdf) [1]
Using ART to Inform Course and Curriculum Planning (Tim McKay) (.pdf) [2]
College-Level Distribution Requirements (Bob Megginson) (.pdf) [3]
Using Assessment to Improve Instruction (Anne Gere) (.pdf) [4]
Surveys of Graduating Seniors (Psychology [5], Women’s Studies [6], Classics [7]) (.pdfs)
Assessing Student Engagement with Course Resources (Brian Coppola)
Using Capstone Courses to Inform Assessment (Case Study) (.pdf) [8]
Assessing Student Conceptual Understanding in Calculus (Karen Rhea) (.pdf) [9]
Student Self-Assessment of Writing (David Burkam) (.pdf) [10]
Applying the Science of Learning to the University and Beyond (.pdf) [11]

Assessment [12]

Promoting Excellence & Innovation in Teaching & Learning at U-M

Founded in 1962, the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at the University of Michigan was the first teaching center in the country. CRLT partners with U-M faculty, graduate students, and administrators to promote a university culture that values and rewards teaching, respects and supports individual differences among learners, and encourages the creation of learning environments in which diverse students can learn and excel.

Materials from the LSA Assessment Symposium

May 18, 2009

Promoting Excellence & Innovation in Teaching & Learning at U-M

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