Frequently Asked Questions
Student FAQ
什么是工件,为什么要求我提交工件?
An artifact is an example of student work that demonstrates mastery of a skill or shows what you learned. Student work (artifacts) can include essays, reports, video recordings of a presentation or posters. You are being asked to submit a class assignment (artifact) for the College’s assessment purposes. 如果你正在学习的课程适用于三c之一 Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs), your professor will indicate which course assignments will be used for a process called assessment.
What will happen to my work?
一个由trc教师组成的小组将使用一个简单的 rubric 看看你的工作是否达到了预期的知识水平. Results from all students (not you as an individual) are then shared with faculty and staff to help us improve how we teach and support students. All the results are anonymous, 作业的评估结果不会和老师分享.
我的作业是否会以我的个人资料公布或评分?
Absolutely not. 事实上,所有学生的成绩都是综合的.
Will this affect my grade?
No. 这个过程在收集工件的学期结束后完成. 有关其他信息,请参阅上面的问题.
How do I know which courses contain ELOs?
You can view our ELOs list here 或查看当前课程的ELOs here.
FERPA对这个过程有什么顾虑吗?
Faculty who review artifacts do so in order to fulfill their professional responsibility. Therefore, there are no FERPA concerns.
教育部对此作出如下解释:
FERPA允许教育机构或机构披露, without consent, personally identifiable information from students’ education records only to school officials within the educational agency or institution that the educational agency or institution has determined to have legitimate educational interests in the information. 34 CFR § 99.31(a)(1). Generally, a school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. (http://studentprivacy.ed.gov/frequently-asked-questions?audience=29&topic=472&page=1)
Why is this process necessary? Didn’t I already get a grade in my course?
Assignments are used for two things:
1. 由你的老师评分,计入你的课程成绩
2. 学习评估,不影响你的成绩
When student work is used as an artifact, 它可以帮助我们了解学院是否达到了课程的预期结果.e.(如果学生已经学到了我们想让他们学的东西). 有些人可能会认为,如果一个学生通过了一门课程或获得了学位, then learning has occurred. 然而,有时评分可能不能反映学习情况. For example, 如果因为迟交作业而扣分, 这在作业评估时是不会被考虑的.
Do other schools do this, too?
Yes. 评估不仅由我们的学院推动,也由外部认证机构推动. All accredited schools must participate in outcomes assessment to meet the requirements of the accreditors. Tri-C’s accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), 要求trc评估学生的学习成果. The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) also requires that institutions engage in learning outcomes assessment.
Faculty FAQ
Are there sample assignments for each ELO?
Yes. Visit our 在图书馆网站的研究指南部分的作业图书馆.
Click on your chosen ELO and browse our library of assignments from a variety of disciplines.
Why aren't course grades enough?
课程成绩是一个有用的评估工具, 但他们没有提供更全面的, 学生在我们的ELO上学习的长期指示. By submitting artifacts, faculty members get a random, 全面了解整个学院的学生在一段时间内达到elo的情况.
Where can I find the Assessment Toolkit?
The Assessment Toolkit is available on KWeb. Here, 您将找到关于如何对齐作业的详细说明, 有关评估过程的信息和ELO制图指南, 以及许多其他与评估相关的主题.
我如何知道我的课程是否适用于ELO?
Check your official course outline or contact your on-campus CLOA member.
人工制品和评估会被用来评估教员吗?
No. Outcomes assessment is part of the teaching and learning process and can be used by faculty members to “document, 反思和改进学生随后的学习经验.” The process assesses the effectiveness of programs and courses in meeting outcomes and is not used to evaluate faculty members.
Is submitting artifacts a requirement?
Yes, it is a requirement. Artifact assessment provides evidence not only for faculty members and programs but also the Higher Learning Commission and other accrediting agencies as to how well our students are meeting our stated ELOs.
如果我不能用Blackboard来做作业怎么办?
You can submit your student data here.
What is an “application-level” assignment?
“Application” is one of six levels of cognitive skills according to Bloom’s Taxonomy, which ranges from less to more complex. 在应用层面,学生能够接受新的概念并加以应用. 与应用程序级别相关的其他动词是construct, demonstrate, discover, modify, operate, predict, prepare, produce, relate, show, solve and use. See this video for assignment assistance.
Do I have to create a special assignment?
不,您不必创建映射到ELO的新赋值. Any assignment the students produce to meet the course outcome should also meet the ELO by virtue of the outcomes mapping (i.e.(课程结果到ELO),这些都是教员们一致同意的. See this video for assignment assistance.
如果我没有映射到ELO的赋值怎么办?
Since your course is mapped to ELOs by your department, you should have an assignment that fits. If not, you can check with your counterparts, contact any member of CLOA, or use our Assignment Library 查看示例作业或获得编辑当前作业以使其适合的帮助.
Counterpart chairs, counterparts, program managers and program faculty are responsible for mapping courses to Essential Learning Outcomes. 如果一个过程似乎被错误地映射到一个特定的结果, 联系你的同行主席或项目经理进行审查. If needed, you would then edit your course in CIM to revise or remove the ELO from the course outline.
一门课程的所有学生都提交工件吗,还是可以是学生的一个样本?
基本学习工件是由课程中的所有学生提交的.
Should students submit multiple artifacts?
不,应该只有一个指定的作业作为工件提交. Occasionally, 教师可能会布置一个有额外组成部分的作业, such as a research log. In that case, 学生将在一个文件中提交作业的所有组成部分, 以及讲师的上下文声明.
When and how do students submit artifacts?
Student artifacts are automatically submitted once the chosen assignment is aligned in Blackboard. No further steps are needed.
Why do we need ELOs?
Essential Learning Outcomes are part of our accreditation requirements with the Higher Learning Commission. 这也是俄亥俄州高等教育局的要求. 虽然课程成绩和elo都能说明学生学到了什么, the way we gather that knowledge, and what it tells us, differs. 下面是一个列表,以更好地突出一些核心差异.
Course Grades |
ELO Assessment |
Formative每个学生在一门课程中的学习是衡量的.
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Summative许多学生的学习情况是匿名的. (For example, a group may consist of all courses mapped to Civic Responsibility in Fall 2017.) |
Grading criteriaVaries among faculty; may include measures not directly related to learning (such as point reduction if assignments are turned in late). |
Assessing criteriaDoes not vary among assessors, as it uses one common rubric for all assignments for a given ELO; only includes measure directly related to learning. |
Grading由一名教员评估个别学生的课程作业. |
AssessingInvolves three faculty members assessing anonymous student work from many courses and disciplines. |
ResultsShared with individual students throughout the semester on an assortment of assignments for the same area of concentration. Results are shared with the student throughout the semester so the student alone can view their progress. |
ResultsShared twice a year Collegewide using an assortment of assignments from many areas of concentration. Results are shared Collegewide to promote discussions about teaching, learning and academic support.
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