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Successful Assessment Leadership: Helping Senior Campus Administrators Help Faculty, Philip I. Kramer, Rita Knuesel, Kenneth M. Jones Oct 2011

Successful Assessment Leadership: Helping Senior Campus Administrators Help Faculty, Philip I. Kramer, Rita Knuesel, Kenneth M. Jones

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No abstract provided.


Strengthening The Culture Of Assessment Through Faculty Development And Shared Governance, Philip I. Kramer, Rita Knuesel Jan 2010

Strengthening The Culture Of Assessment Through Faculty Development And Shared Governance, Philip I. Kramer, Rita Knuesel

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This 75-minute interactive workshop engages participants in a case study of two colleges and their efforts to expand and strengthen faculty assessment activities. A grant from the Teagle Foundation and on-campus conversations between faculty members and the administration have lead to dramatic improvements in the policies, procedures, and practices of assessment.


Creating Student Outcomes Assessment And Program Review Dashboards: Does Stakeholder Context Matter?, Philip I. Kramer Nov 2009

Creating Student Outcomes Assessment And Program Review Dashboards: Does Stakeholder Context Matter?, Philip I. Kramer

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Accountability in higher education is an increasing high stakes activity. The demand continues by both internal and external stakeholders of postsecondary education for demonstrable evidence that students are learning and that professors are having an effect on student learning. The use of dashboards in higher education—a concept borrowed from the business world—grows daily. In higher education, dashboards are being used as tracking tools from the departmental to the institutional level to monitor performance and support data-informed decision-making. The term “dashboard” refers to a scorecard data display using indicators to present the status of key performance indicators, often including some kind …


Improving Teaching And Learning Through Shared Governance: Creating A Culture Of Inquiry, Collaboration, And Collegiality, Philip I. Kramer, Rita Knuesel Apr 2009

Improving Teaching And Learning Through Shared Governance: Creating A Culture Of Inquiry, Collaboration, And Collegiality, Philip I. Kramer, Rita Knuesel

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This roundtable discussion will engage participants in a case study analysis of two liberal arts institutions where the faculty governance committee responsibly for student outcomes assessment and disciplinary program review has effectively worked with the Provost and the Director of Academic Assessment to dramatically improve the policies, procedures, and practices of continuously improving pedagogy and curricula. Participants will be guided through discussions and exercises to consider how they can bring "lessons learned" back to their respective campuses to improve shared governance and, consequently, their teaching and learning process.


The Art Of Making Assessment Anti-Venom: Injecting Assessment In Small Doses To Create A Faculty Culture Of Assessment, Philip I. Kramer Jan 2009

The Art Of Making Assessment Anti-Venom: Injecting Assessment In Small Doses To Create A Faculty Culture Of Assessment, Philip I. Kramer

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No abstract provided.


Integrating Assessment, Program Review, And Disciplinary Reports, Philip I. Kramer Jan 2009

Integrating Assessment, Program Review, And Disciplinary Reports, Philip I. Kramer

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“A Meta-Evaluation Of Institutional Outcomes Assessment: The Confluence Of Assessment Policy, Procedure, And Practice” Or, Simply, “Assessing Assessment”, Philip I. Kramer Oct 2008

“A Meta-Evaluation Of Institutional Outcomes Assessment: The Confluence Of Assessment Policy, Procedure, And Practice” Or, Simply, “Assessing Assessment”, Philip I. Kramer

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No abstract provided.


The Art Of Making Assessment Anti-Venom: Injecting Assessment In Small Doses To Create A Faculty Culture Of Assessment, Philip I. Kramer May 2008

The Art Of Making Assessment Anti-Venom: Injecting Assessment In Small Doses To Create A Faculty Culture Of Assessment, Philip I. Kramer

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No abstract provided.


The Value Of Connecting Research And Practice, Philip I. Kramer Jul 2007

The Value Of Connecting Research And Practice, Philip I. Kramer

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This study examined the attitudes of undergraduate teacher education majors and education faculty about the value of connecting educational research and practice in the university and in K-12 schools. Seventeen students and ten faculty participated in the study. The findings indicate that many participants think educational practice and research are typically conducted in isolation of each other.


Systemwide Assessment Of Utah's General Education Courses, Philip I. Kramer Jan 2007

Systemwide Assessment Of Utah's General Education Courses, Philip I. Kramer

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No abstract provided.


Assessment And The Fear Of Punishment: How The Protection Of Anonymity Positively Influenced The Design And Outcomes Of Postsecondary Assessment, Philip I. Kramer Oct 2006

Assessment And The Fear Of Punishment: How The Protection Of Anonymity Positively Influenced The Design And Outcomes Of Postsecondary Assessment, Philip I. Kramer

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This study examines how a state system of higher education, located in the Rocky Mountains area of the United States, allowed faculty members from the state’s public institutions of higher education to control the design and implementation of a pilot assessment of statewide general education courses. One of the primary reasons faculty were allowed to control the assessment process was to assuage the commonly held fear by faculty, academic departments, and institutions that they could be punished for the poor assessment results of their students who took the pilot assessment. An important conclusion of this study is that the promise …


Faculty Fear: The Misalignment Of Faculty Rewards And Universitycommunity Partnerships, Philip I. Kramer Apr 2006

Faculty Fear: The Misalignment Of Faculty Rewards And Universitycommunity Partnerships, Philip I. Kramer

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This study examined how science and mathematics university faculty at a Hispanic-serving Institution were engaged in the preparation of future and current schoolteachers. The science and math faculty participation in teacher education was part of a grant from the National Science Foundation. Results indicate that science and math faculty are eager to participate in teacher education activities but are concerned that their participation will adversely affect tenure and promotion decisions.


Issues Of Access And Excellence: New Faculty Expectations And Evaluations, Philip I. Kramer Dec 2005

Issues Of Access And Excellence: New Faculty Expectations And Evaluations, Philip I. Kramer

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People who become educational leadership professors usually come to their new occupation with a range of skills and experiences. Most doctoral preparation programs in educational leadership however do not always prepare future faculty members to address conflicts that arise when the actual roles and responsibilities of the new faculty member conflict with either their own and values or the institutions' norms, values, or mission. This case is an opportunity to consider how new faculty prepare for entrance into the professoriate. This case guides the reader through an exploration of faculty expectations of their students and themselves and how to plan …


Systemwide Assessment Of Utah's General Education Courses, Philip I. Kramer Jan 2005

Systemwide Assessment Of Utah's General Education Courses, Philip I. Kramer

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No abstract provided.


Faculty Collaboration And Statewide General Education Reform, Ann Leffler, Philip I. Kramer, Norman L. Jones, Phyllis Safman Jan 2005

Faculty Collaboration And Statewide General Education Reform, Ann Leffler, Philip I. Kramer, Norman L. Jones, Phyllis Safman

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No abstract provided.