Assessing Student Learning

Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning A common sense guide (2nd ed.). San Francisco Jossey-Bass. 

Actions that enhance faculty competence in providing integrated learning experiences, in using active experiential learning methods, and in assessing student learning... 

The rating form embodies criteria designed to assess students learning related to the project module outcomes. Project supervisors observe students and complete these forms. 

In Sect. 2 the curriculum design process is illustrated that meets the course objectives. The pedagogical practices used in the course delivery and rubrics used for assessing student learning are discussed in detail. Section 3 illustrates the evaluation of the course and Sect. 4 lists the steps taken for continuous improvement. The conclusion is presented in Sect. 5. 

Figures 3, 4, and 5 provide an analysis of the pre- and post-test results for Modules 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Each set of module data were also analyzed by comparing the percentage of correct responses to individual items on the pretest versus post-testing. Of the eight questions used to assess student learning for Module 1, changes from pre- to post-testing were statistically significant for six of the questions. Students were able to answer the majority of the questions more accurately after implementation of the module, indicating an increase in student learning.

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