Chairs Meeting Agenda December 2013

Hepburn 212
4:30 – 6:00 pm

1.      Refresher on approaches to assessment – Val

2.      Brief (3 ‐5 minute) presentations on methods that departments are using:

a.         Transcript analysis – Mike Temkin, Biology

b.        Mapping ‐‐ Shinu Abraham, Anthropology

c.          Senior surveys, Karen O’Neil, Sociology

d.        Kathleen Self, testing within a curriculum (pre and post tests before students declare a major and near the completion of the major)

e.         National competency exams – Catherine Jahncke, Physics

f.            Assessing self assessment and peer feedback – Kirk Fuoss, PCA

g.         The Research Practices Survey, Christine Zimmerman, Institutional Research

3.      Members’ Time