The difference between evaluation and assessment:
1. Evaluation
2. Assessment
1. Reaction -- Did they like it?
2. Learning Evaluation -- Did they get it?
3. Behavioral Evaluation -- Did they apply it?
4. Results Evaluation -- Did it make a difference?
• What do I want the students to learn?
• How will I create an environment where they are most likely to learn that?
• How will they and I know whether or not they have achieved it?
Examples of Assessment
Have participants respond questions like:
-What did you learn?
-What is unclear?
- Describe one or more takeaways from today's instruction
- Describe changes you will make to your former approach to doing research
- If you were to attend another information literacy class, what would you like to learn?
The information in this guide is based on information in a series of presentations and documents associated with an Information Literacy Workshop presented by the ULS Information Literacy and Assessment Working Group.
There are 3 important purposes for assessment:
1. Ensure that students are learning what the institution or profession considers essential skills.
2. Provide a basis for improving learning.
3. Satisfy the need for accountability to institution or company by explaining clearly the institution's goals and accomplishments.
Useful techniques for assessing a single class:
Methods that can be used during or after class:
Useful techniques for assessing multiple classes (if you are invited for several sessions or are embedded in CourseWeb):
Methods for assessing during or after class:
Useful ways to assess a large population:
