Assessment Tools for Today and Tomorrow

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Assessment Tools for Today and Tomorrow
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The WIDS Model
WHO

• Who are the learners?

• What do they need to achieve?

• How will I know when theyve achieved it?

WHEN
HOW

• How will they get there?

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Integrating the Outcomes
External
Program-Level
Course-Level
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Dental Hygiene Example
ADA Dental Hygiene Education Standard
Graduates are competent in applying ethical,
legal and regulatory concepts to the provision
and/or support of oral health care services.
External
Dental Hygiene Program Outcome
Incorporate into dental hygiene practice
professional laws, regulations and policies
established by the licensing state and regulatory
agencies
Program-Level
Dental Hygiene Competency
Course-Level
Respond to a request to perform a task that is
not legally permitted to be delegated to a dental
hygienist.
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Continuous Improvement Process
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WIDS Learning Design System populates assessment,
electronic portfolio, enterprise, and assessment
systems with learning outcomes and performance
standards.
iWebfolio electronic portfolio system presents
evidence of individuals learning and
professional experience.
TracDat Assessment Management System provides
feedback loop for continual improvement of
learning design using WIDS.
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Lets take a look at iWebfolio.
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Lets take a look at iWebfolio.

• Present evidence of student learning.
• Artifacts
• Reflections
• Self Assessment
• Establish measures on which to base feedback.
• Rubrics
• Checklists
• Provide feedback to students.
• Inform assessment of student learning and
  continual improvement process.

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Lets take a look at iWebfolio.

• Portfolio owner (typically student or faculty
  member)
• Present evidence of competence.
• Learning
• Experience
• Performance
• Build unlimited number of portfolios (learning
  focused, career/placement, performance, etc.)
• Control access to each portfolio.
• Store artifacts and portfolios in secure, safe,
  hosted environment.
• Maintain as life-long tool that is transportable.

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Lets take a look at iWebfolio.

• Portfolio Reviewer (ex. faculty member)
• Work within a consistent framework for assessing
  learning outcomes at the program and/or course
  level.
• Review, rate, and provide feedback to portfolio
  owners.
• Develop templates and rubrics or checklists.
• Extract assessment data.
• Generate reports.

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Lets take a look at iWebfolio.

• Portfolio Institution (ex. college)
• Provide a consistent framework for assessing exit
  learning outcomes.
• Manage reviewer accounts.
• Manage portfolio templates.
• Incorporate into the Institutional Effectiveness
  process.
• View current employees documentation of
  competence.

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Lets take a look at TracDat.
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Lets take a look at TracDat.

• Establish outcomes (organization,
  unit/department, learning).
• Build assessment plans.
• Observe and reflect on data about results.
• Attach sample results data to document/substantiat
  e observations and reflections.
• Propose remedies (intervention activities).
• Record and report on continual improvement cycle.

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Sample TracDat Assessment Plan WIDS Demo College

• Focuses on six key program quality indicators.
• Incorporates WTCS Scorecard data.
• Provides manageable assessment plan.
• Complements work that is done in WIDS, while
  minimizing overlap.
• Offers a consistent approach for WTCS.
• Allows for individual colleges to customize.

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Sample TracDat Assessment Plan WIDS Demo College
Proposed Program Quality Indicators

• Program Faculty and Students
• Program Curriculum
• Learning Outcomes
• Retention
• Program Effectiveness
• Program Efficiency