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The Role Of Assessment In Furthering Student Engagement, Inclusion, And Achievement, Mary Allen, Patricia A. Iannuzzi

Library Faculty Presentations

Assessment is a vital component of any program or initiative in terms of monitoring and strengthening its impact. Assessment involves establishing outcomes (programmatic, learning, etc.), verifying that efforts are aligned with those outcomes, assessing impact, and “closing the loop” by using what is learned to make improvements. This presentation focused on characteristics of quality assessment, such as the need for it to be valid, reliable, actionable, and efficient. AAC&U’s cluster of intellectual and practical skills for a liberal education include inquiry and analysis; critical and creative thinking; written and oral communication; quantitative literacy; and teamwork and problem solving. Information literacy …

The Association Of Architecture School Librarians Instruction Workshop 'Lessons Learned', Jeanne M. Brown, Janine Henri

Library Faculty Presentations

Workshop Goals for session attendees —

Learn how to:

- relate course assignments to information competencies
- identify appropriate learning outcomes
- plan activities to achieve those learning outcomes
- create tools to assess student learning