{"id":4116,"date":"2024-10-01T06:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucore.wsu.edu\/assessment\/?p=4116"},"modified":"2024-10-01T08:43:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T15:43:13","slug":"using-assessment-to-inform-decision-making-in-ay-2023-24-caps-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucore.wsu.edu\/assessment\/2024\/10\/01\/using-assessment-to-inform-decision-making-in-ay-2023-24-caps-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Assessment to Inform Decision-making in AY 2023-24 [CAPS] Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of AY 2023-24 [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.&nbsp;<strong>Overall, 56% of instructors indicated that they planned to make a change to their course based on assessment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most commonly the changes were to assignments. Below are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-29-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-29\">Use of Assessment to Make Changes: AY 2023-24 UCORE [CAPS] Report Summary Results<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-29\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-29\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-29-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Type<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Quotations - Selected Sample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Assignments<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>\"Writing assignments will be broken down in more, smaller assignments so they can receive more frequent feedback\"<\/li><li>\"More individual assignments, in addition to the team assignment\"<\/li><li>\"Revising the instructions for greater clarity\"<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Teaching or instruction<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>\"Change the instructional mode from some online to in-person\"<\/li><li>\"Incorporating a field trip or two so that students can experience some of the subject matter in the real world\"<\/li><li>\"Getting more guest speakers with professional experiences\"<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Course resources<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>\"Provide more explicit examples of writing examples\"<\/li><li>\"Update my case studies to more recent ones, to better gauge students' abilities\"<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Course content<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>\"I plan on working more with my students to identify creditable sources\"<\/li><li>\"More opportunities for diverse topics within the lectures\"<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Other changes<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>\"I will probably add a non-written communication element to this course\"<\/li><li>\"I am going to increase the teamwork activities\"<\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-29 from cache -->\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information about how student learning evidence contributes to decision-making intended to support student learning and quality undergraduate education, see&nbsp;<a href=\"\/assessment\/use-of-evidence\/\">Use of Student Learning Evidence<\/a>. See Key Assessments for additional information about&nbsp;<a href=\"\/assessment\/key-assessments\/caps\/\">[CAPS] Assessment for UCORE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of AY 2023-24 [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.&nbsp;Overall, 56% of instructors indicated that they planned to make a change to their course based on assessment. Most commonly the changes were to assignments. 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