Assessment as Research Symposium
Sharing Practices, Successes, and Lessons Learned
Presentations & Posters
March 12, 2014
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Chancellor’s Conference Room (KL 232)
SCHEDULE & PROGRAM
2:00-2:05 Opening Remarks, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Tom Peterson
2:05-2:20 Effect of Feedback in Support of Scientific Writing Skills for Technical Reports
Leily Kiani and Carrie Menke- Assessment as Pedagogy Certificate Program, Physics
2:20-2:35 The Impact of Student Wellness on Academic Success: Results from the Spring 2013 National College Health Assessment
Kristin Hlubik, Brandon Boggs and Emily Langdon - Student Health Services, Student Affairs
2:35-2:50 Information Literacy and Collaborative Response: Core l's 'Disaster Scenario' Assignment
Tom Hothem- Core 1, lower Division General Education
2:50-3:05 Using Assessment as a Tool for Program Design
Nella Van Dyke and Amy Moffat- Sociology
3:05-3:20 Assessing Student Preference for Interactive vs. Video Library Tutorials
Susan Mikkelsen and Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco - UC Merced library
3:20-3:40 Posters and Refreshments
James W.G. Barnes and Jennifer Anaya - Calvin E. Bright Success Center
Using Scholarly Sources: Are students as prepared as they think they are?
Sara Davidson Squibb, Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco, Susan Mikkelsen, Robin Milford- Library
Involving Undergraduates in Assessment
Adriana Signorini, Eric Chu & Kristen Renberg- SATAL Program
What helps learning in this class? Assessing teaching practices in predominantly freshman courses
Eric Chu & Kristen Renberg- SATAL Program
Angela Winek,Michelle Toconis, Cher Finley, Grace Rocha, and Jane Wilson- Merritt Writing Program Assessment Committee
3:40-3:55 Do You Teach an At-Risk Course? Assessing the Impact of Supplemental Instruction with Linked Writing Courses in the Merritt Writing Program
Robin Geery Wrona and Anne Zanzucchi - Merritt Writing Program
3:55-4:10 GloCal Classroom Project: Active Learning Strategies to Promote Spanish
Mabel Bowser and Marco Valesi - Spanish
4:10-4:25 DIY Tools for Grad Program Assessment: An Approach and Some Examples
Rick Dale - Cognitive & Information Sciences (CIS) Graduate Group
4:25-4:40 Streamlining Program Learning Objective Assessment with Targeted Activities and Descriptive Rubrics
Carrie Menke - Physics
4:40-4:55 Assessing the Feedback Initiative Impact in Undergraduates Courses
Michael Pham & Valorie Smart- SATAL Program
4:55 -5:00 Closing Remarks, Vice Provost/Dean of Undergraduate Education, Elizabeth Whitt
Organized by the Campus Working Group on Assessment with support from the Office of Undergraduate Education
