Sunday
Oct172010
IUPUI Assessment Institute Presentation
Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 11:20AM
Presentation at the IUPUI Asssessment Institute
Tuesday, October 26 Indianapolis
http://planning.iupui.edu/conferences/national/nationalconf.html
Session Description: Using CIRP Surveys to Assess and Enhance the Student Experience (Tuesday, 12:45)
"In this session we briefly review the conceptual and empirical foundations of CIRP surveys and the ways institutions are using their CIRP results to guide improvement efforts. Examples from several four-year institutions will be offered to illustrate how colleges and universities have used CIRP results to assess undergraduate education, first-year experiences, general education outcomes, student persistence, and the interventions
implemented to improve the student experience. Butler University has used its CIRP results in the development of its plan to assess the effectiveness of its new core curriculum requirements. The University of Michigan has used CIRP results to assess academic success and retention of first-year students in STEM majors."
Dr. Fernando Padró of Cambridge College will join me in a presentation of my doctoral research and its implications for educational policy. My research at the University of Michigan showed that predictors for freshman success in engineering were different than predictors in other STEM fields; we will also discuss the role of using assessment in a continuous improvement cycle for improving STEM student retention. In addition, Dr. Padró and I will discuss the importance of K12 preparation and implications of this research for pedagogy and curriculum development. Colleagues Dr. Laura Palucki Blake, UCLA HERI and Dr. Laura Behling, Butler University will also give presentations in this session.
Cindy Veenstra
Tuesday, October 26 Indianapolis
http://planning.iupui.edu/conferences/national/nationalconf.html
Session Description: Using CIRP Surveys to Assess and Enhance the Student Experience (Tuesday, 12:45)
"In this session we briefly review the conceptual and empirical foundations of CIRP surveys and the ways institutions are using their CIRP results to guide improvement efforts. Examples from several four-year institutions will be offered to illustrate how colleges and universities have used CIRP results to assess undergraduate education, first-year experiences, general education outcomes, student persistence, and the interventions
implemented to improve the student experience. Butler University has used its CIRP results in the development of its plan to assess the effectiveness of its new core curriculum requirements. The University of Michigan has used CIRP results to assess academic success and retention of first-year students in STEM majors."
Dr. Fernando Padró of Cambridge College will join me in a presentation of my doctoral research and its implications for educational policy. My research at the University of Michigan showed that predictors for freshman success in engineering were different than predictors in other STEM fields; we will also discuss the role of using assessment in a continuous improvement cycle for improving STEM student retention. In addition, Dr. Padró and I will discuss the importance of K12 preparation and implications of this research for pedagogy and curriculum development. Colleagues Dr. Laura Palucki Blake, UCLA HERI and Dr. Laura Behling, Butler University will also give presentations in this session.
Cindy Veenstra
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