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“IT’S TIME TO SHOW YOUR STUFF” A FRESH LOOK: ASSESSMENT & TRANSPARENCY S T A N L E Y O . I K E N B E R R Y P R O F E S S O R A N D P R E S I D E N T E M E R I T U S , U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S Texas A&M 13 th Annual Assessment Conference February 18, 2013

THE STRAW MAN G o v e Demands For r n m e n t Assessment Accreditors

COMPLIANCE

LEARNING-CENTERED PARADIGM

“Now, … most young people will need some higher education. It’s a simple fact: the more education you have, the more likely you are to have a job and work your way into the middle class. But today, skyrocketing costs price way too many young people out of a higher education, or saddle them with unsustainable debt. …. taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education. Colleges must do their part to keep costs down, and it’s our job to make sure they do. Tonight, I ask Congress to change the Higher Education Act, so that affordability and value are included…… tomorrow, my Administration will release a new “College Scorecard” that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria: where you can get the most bang for your educational buck. To grow our middle class, our citizens must have access to the education and training that today’s jobs require. But we also have to make sure that America remains a place where everyone who’s willing to work hard has the chance to get ahead.” President Obama, State of the Union, February 10, 2013

LEARNING

DEMAND FOR LEARNING

VALUE OF DEGREE =

VALUE OF DEGREE

RISING COST OF TUITION

THE ECONOMIC SQUEEZE

IS EDUCATION WORTH THE COST? • Quality • Value

BROKEN MODEL

THE DIGITAL (R)EVOLUTION

TRANSPARENCY

http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/VSA.htm

FUNCTIONAL TRANSPARENCY Glass Wing Butterfly

WHO WANTS TO KNOW? AUDIENCES Internal External

SHOWING YOUR STUFF

WHAT IS HELPFUL TO KNOW?

WHO WANTS TO KNOW?

FUNCTIONAL TRANSPARENCY

GOVERNING BOARDS

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSPARENCY http://www.learningoutcomesassessment.org/TransparencyFramework.htm

GOALS OR EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT PLANS

RESOURCES DEVOTED TO ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY WORK UNDERWAY

ACTUAL EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING EXAMPLES OF CONSTRUCTIVE USE OF EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES

TAKING OWNERSHIP

DRIVEN BY QUESTIONS

COMMON CHALLENGE Improvement Value Learning Economic Environment Squeeze

MOVING FORWARD