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Using Assessment to Inform Decision-making in AY 2024-25 [CAPS] Courses

As part of AY 2024-25 [CAPS] Assessment Reporting for UCORE, instructors were asked if they planned to make any changes in future semesters based on assessments from the current semester. Overall, 60% of instructors indicated that they planned to make a change to their course based on assessment.

Most commonly the changes were to assignments. Below are some examples:

Use of Assessment to Inform Changes: AY 2024-25 UCORE [CAPS] Report Summary Results

TypeQuotations - Selected Sample
Assignments
  • "Give students an assignment to compare an essay they wrote on their own with an essay generated by AI"
  • "I will be revising a couple of assignments to build in more check-in points"
  • "An additional milestone assignment for research and writing"
Course content
  • "Review concepts more since foundation seemed weaker in some students"
  • "Provide more guidance on how to conduct research and how to evaluate sources"
  • "I plan to incorporate a short module on working with generative AI tools"
Teaching or instruction
  • "I hope to use a 'flipped' design"
  • "I plan to hold more required writing sessions to assist students more in person"
Course resources
  • "A more formal rubric to evaluate in class performance"
  • "I plan to incorporate more workshops and career-prep materials"
Other changes
  • "I did not have an attendance policy. I will include one, based on student feedback."
  • "I want to solicit more feedback from the project sponsor in future iterations so I can use their evaluation as part of my own"

Assessment results inform continual reflection and discussion of teaching and learning; they contribute to decision making to ensure effective teaching and learning. Decisions can include choosing to make changes, continue current effective practices, or build on strengths.

For additional information about how student learning evidence contributes to decision-making intended to support student learning and quality undergraduate education, see Use of Student Learning Evidence. See Key Assessments for additional information about [CAPS] Assessment for UCORE.