Use Assessment for Rapid Pedagogical Improvements

Leadership

2021-2022 Implementation Co-Chairs

Improve measurement of student learning over time

Justin Hoshaw, Waubonsee Community College

Jessica Taylor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Increase the use of assessment to guide rapid and equitable improvements in learning

Merideth Garcia, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Yao Hill, University of Hawaii at Manoa


2020-2021 Writing Co-Chairs

Merideth Garcia, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse 

Justin Hoshaw, Waubonsee Community College

Diane Kelly-Riley, University of Idaho 

Ruth Slotnick, Bridgewater State University

Jessica Taylor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 

Goal 1: Improve measurement of student learning over time

1.1: Identify measurement strategies to evaluate the impact of using assessment to effect pedagogical changes

1.2: Promote strategies that effectively measure student learning over time

Goal 2: Increase the use of assessment to guide rapid and equitable improvements in pedagogy

2.1: Identify equitable assessment practices that guide rapid improvements in pedagogy

2.2: Translate research to teaching practices that guide rapid pedagogical improvements

2.3 Broaden the use of data-driven rapid improvements to pedagogy

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Abras, C., Nailos, J., Lauka, B., Hoshaw, J., and Taylor, J. (2022). Defining co-curricular assessment and charting a path forward. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, October.

Carbonaro, S., Wolf, A., & Wolf, R. (2022). Empowering Metacognitive Learning in a Competency-Based Curriculum Through Comprehensive Learner Record. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 3(2).

Carney, E. A., Zhang, X., Charsha, A., Taylor, J. N., & Hoshaw, J. P. (2022). Formative assessment helps students learn over time: Why aren’t we paying more attention to it? Intersection; A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning. 

Daugherty, K., Morse, R., Schmauder, R., Hoshaw, J., & Taylor, J., (2022). Adjusting the Future of Adaptive Learning Technologies via a SWOT Analysis. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 3(2).

Garcia, M., Hoshaw, J., & Taylor, J. (2021).  A roadmap for using assessment findings to direct pedagogical improvements. Assessment Update, 33(6)  https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30277  

Gibbons, R. E., Hokien, D., Hutson, B. L., Janio, J., & Maness, H. T. D. (2023). Making a Grand Contribution: Fostering Learner Self‐Efficacy is the Key to Rapid Learning Performance Gains. Assessment Update, 35(4), 12–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30357

Hardesty, K., Crew, A.R., & Schell, B.L. (2022). A Case Study in Meaningful Assessment of an Interdisciplinary Cultural Competency Graduation Requirement. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 3(2).

Hodgson, S., Buchanan, L., Hogan, K., Sathy, V., & Hutson B. (2022). Understanding the Experiences of First-Generation College Students in CUREs through Written Reflections. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 3(2).

Kelling, N., & Kelling, A., (2022). A Case Study Integrating Edutainment to Enhance Student Engagement and Satisfaction in an Online Graduate Psychology Course. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 3(2).

Nix, J.V., Song, L.M., & Zhang, M. (2022). Co-Regulated Online Learning: Formative Assessment-as-Learning. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 3(2). 

Singer-Freeman, K. E., Janio, J., & Taylor, J., (2023). Making a grand contribution: Using ChatGPT to improve assessment in higher education. Assessment Update, 35(5).  https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30365  

Singer-Freeman, K. E., Taylor, J., Hoshaw, J., & Robinson, C. (2022). Making a grand contribution – Simple ways to improve assessment of learning over time. Assessment Update. 34(5) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/au.30318