Assessment and IR: Transitioning to WEAVEonline

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Assessment and IRTransitioning to WEAVEonline

• Thereisa Coleman, Ed.D.
• Office of Institutional Research Assessment
• Huston-Tillotson University
• February 5, 2008
• TAIR 2008

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Overview

• Pertinent Terms
• Assessment Cycle
• ARIES at HT
• Assessment Management Systems
• Costs Benefits of Transition
• Lessons Learned
• Effective Assessment Plans
• WEAVEonline HT

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Pertinent Terms

• Assessment
• Goals
• Objectives
• Outcomes
• Competencies

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Assessment Cycle

• Determine goals, objectives, and outcomes
• Select appropriate measures
• Gather evidence/information
• Analyze evidence/information
• Use results (for planning and improvement)

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ARIES at HT

• Developed in-house
• Campus Server
• Data Retrieval Storage
• Department and Programmatic Connections
• Follow-up

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Why Transition?

• Local Server
• Reporting and Retrieval
• Secure Storage of Data
• Needed System that Worked!

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Assessment Management Systems

• In-house System
• OATS
• TracDat
• WEAVEonline

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Costs Benefits of Transition

• Costs
• Time Vested
• Loss of Familiarity
• Reluctance to Change
• Benefits
• Web-Based
• Systemized Storing Reporting of Data
• A System that Works

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Lessons Learned

• Assessment is a collaborative process
• Reflection is a good thing
• Importance of Student Learning Outcomes
• Involve Faculty and Staff
• Make it meaningful

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Effective Assessment Plans

• Individual
• Clear Documented
• Realistic
• Actionable
• Evolving

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WEAVEonline HT

• Promotes Collaboration
• Clarifies institutional relationships
• Streamlines process
• Tracks action over time
• Archives Data

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Thank You for Your Attention.Thereisa Coleman,
Ed.D.thcoleman_at_htu.edu512.505-3147