Using Assessment Findings to Increase Equity
Leadership
Leadership
2021-2022 Implementation Co-Chairs
Ciji Heiser, Western Michigan University
Shannon Milligan, University of California at San Diego
Allison Maldonado, Tarrant County College
Renata Opoczynski, Michigan State University
Glenn Phillips, Howard University
2020-2021 Writing Co-Chairs
Ciji Heiser, Western Michigan University
Shannon Milligan, University of California at San Diego
Erick Montenegro, Pell Institute
Plan Overview
Plan Overview
Goal 1: Promote existing and create new equitable assessment practices
Goal 1: Promote existing and create new equitable assessment practices
1.1: Identify and share equitable assessment practices
1.1: Identify and share equitable assessment practices
1.2: Benchmark use and efficacy of equity-centered practices in assessment
1.2: Benchmark use and efficacy of equity-centered practices in assessment
1.3: Acknowledge and celebrate equitable practices in assessment nationally and locally
1.3: Acknowledge and celebrate equitable practices in assessment nationally and locally
Goal 2: Create professional development to support the practice of equitable assessment
Goal 2: Create professional development to support the practice of equitable assessment
2.1: Create an accessible online library of professional development resources
2.1: Create an accessible online library of professional development resources
2.2: Develop strategies to empower students to contribute to assessment of learning
2.2: Develop strategies to empower students to contribute to assessment of learning
Goal 3: Engage with existing structures to increase equity
Goal 3: Engage with existing structures to increase equity
3.1: Assess and improve equity and validity in national surveys and datasets
3.1: Assess and improve equity and validity in national surveys and datasets
3.2: Engage with accrediting agencies to create standards that support equity
3.2: Engage with accrediting agencies to create standards that support equity
3.3: Create tools and guidelines to identify inequities
3.3: Create tools and guidelines to identify inequities
Read More
Read More
Heiser, C.A. & Milligan, S. (2021). A roadmap for using assessment findings to increase equity. Assessment Update, 33: 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30279
Heiser, C.A. & Milligan, S. (2021). A roadmap for using assessment findings to increase equity. Assessment Update, 33: 8-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30279
Milligan, S. Rhodes, T. Opoczynski, R., Nastal, J., Heiser, C., & Caravan, M. (2021). Equity in assessment: The grand challenge and exploration of the current landscape. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3).
Milligan, S. Rhodes, T. Opoczynski, R., Nastal, J., Heiser, C., & Caravan, M. (2021). Equity in assessment: The grand challenge and exploration of the current landscape. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3).
Moreno, K. & Song, X. (2021). Intentional stakeholder engagement that fosters innovation and equity. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3).
Moreno, K. & Song, X. (2021). Intentional stakeholder engagement that fosters innovation and equity. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3).
Phillips, G.A., Wu, S., Bloom, J.D., Jones, J.M., Janetski, B.K., Fu, J., Billman, J., Ramirez, F.A., & Opocyynski, R. (2023). Assessment professionals as change agents: Enhancing equity in our own backyard. Emerging Dialogues in Assessment. https://www.aalhe.org/emerging-dialogues---assessment-professionals-as-change-agents--enhancing-equity-in-our-own-backyard
Phillips, G.A., Wu, S., Bloom, J.D., Jones, J.M., Janetski, B.K., Fu, J., Billman, J., Ramirez, F.A., & Opocyynski, R. (2023). Assessment professionals as change agents: Enhancing equity in our own backyard. Emerging Dialogues in Assessment. https://www.aalhe.org/emerging-dialogues---assessment-professionals-as-change-agents--enhancing-equity-in-our-own-backyard
Singer-Freeman, K. E. & Bastone, L., & Montenegro, E. (2022). Models and approaches to equity in assessment. G. Henning, G. Baker, N. Jankowski, A. Lundquist, and E. Montenegro (Eds.) Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practice. Stylus Publishing
Singer-Freeman, K. E. & Bastone, L., & Montenegro, E. (2022). Models and approaches to equity in assessment. G. Henning, G. Baker, N. Jankowski, A. Lundquist, and E. Montenegro (Eds.) Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practice. Stylus Publishing