Enhancing curriculum and delivery: linking assessment to learning objectives

Typical university-wide course evaluations do not provide instructors with sufficient information on the effectiveness of their courses. This article describes a course assessment and enhancement model where student feedback can be used to improve courses and/or programs. The model employs an assess...

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Veröffentlicht in:Assessment and evaluation in higher education 2008-02, Vol.33 (1), p.87-102
Hauptverfasser: Combs, Kathryn L., Gibson, Sharon K., Hays, Julie M., Saly, Jane, Wendt, John T.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Typical university-wide course evaluations do not provide instructors with sufficient information on the effectiveness of their courses. This article describes a course assessment and enhancement model where student feedback can be used to improve courses and/or programs. The model employs an assessment tool that measures student perceptions of importance and their current competence in course-specific learning objectives both pre- and post-course. Information gained from this assessment enables course improvement over time and also allows for modification in delivery and/or content of the current course. This model is intended to augment traditional course evaluation mechanisms based on specific and actionable feedback on learning objectives.
ISSN:0260-2938
1469-297X
DOI:10.1080/02602930601122985