Annette asks for a description of these software packages. The software packages are just data management systems for exisiting assessments.
They don't come with "canned" assessment measures. They just organize and create reports based on the measures (frequently locally developed) that faculty input. They have nice features like tools for creating curriculum maps, storing rubrics online, archiving samples of student work, etc. UWF doesn't currently use a system institution-wide, but that discussion is underway. The College of Business has used a systems for several years to manage its data for AACSB accreditation and Teacher Education uses a system for tracking data relevant to NCATE standards. I've looked at a few systems and they have some very attractive features. My greatest fear is the tendency to see an empty box in a form created by a data base and feel compelled to fill it with something, whether that something is meaningful for evaluating student learning or not. Claudia J. Stanny, Ph.D. Director, Center for University Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Associate Professor, Psychology University of West Florida 11000 University Parkway Pensacola, FL 32514 – 5751 Phone: (850) 857-6355 or 473-7435 csta...@uwf.edu CUTLA Web Site: http://uwf.edu/cutla/ Personal Web Pages: http://uwf.edu/cstanny/website/index.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1301 or send a blank email to leave-1301-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
