The appalling legacy of “assessment” goes on and on and on. This “frank discussion” at a recent WASC conference is a classic bit of “too
Category: Assessing Assessing
"But even if they are not valid, they do tell you something…."
Remember, “validity” means “they measure what you think they measure.” “Data driven” can also mean driven right off the side of the road. From Inside
House of Cards
A Facebook post called my attention to a neat little article about why swimming rules only recognize hundredths of seconds even though modern timing technology
Student Evaluations of Teaching: WHY is this still a thing?
My institution just created a data science major. But it doesn’t care about using data in honest and robust ways any more than other institutions.
Real "Competencies" for the 21st Century
Music to my ears. Sarah Lawrence, long known for its innovative approach to liberal arts education (still using narrative evaluations – something we could adopt
Does Assessment Work?
A short commentary on assessment from a respected sociologist who has done a big assessment project funded by the Mellon Foundation and who served several
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