SBSCI & the New CoreMaking Sense of the Core Objectives

Ease fears about unruly standardization

Confirm commitment to local control

Share & develop strategies to meet the Core Objectives that suit YOUR teaching style

TODAY’S GOALS

Sir Ken Robinson’s Inspiration

Author & educator Knighted for his service in education Professor Emeritus, University of

Warwick Ph.D. , University of London TED Talk

Industrial Paradigm

vs.

Agricultural Paradigm

EXPIRED

OrganicCultivation

Critical Thinking Communication Skills Empirical & Quantitative Skills Teamwork Social Responsibility Personal Responsibility

How to grow this?

Core Objective Definitions Critical Thinking Skills* - to include creative thinking,

innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information

Communication Skills* - to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication

Empirical and Quantitative Skills* - to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions

Teamwork - to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal

Personal Responsibility* - to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making

Social Responsibility* - to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities

THECB Core Guidelines

Core Objectives Assessment Instrument Direct/ Indirect

Internal/ External

Peer Review

Critical Thinking Skills

ACT CAAP D E PDepartmental Objective Exam D I  Class Essays and Presentations assessing Critical Thinking evaluated with a shared rubric

D I  Institutional Assessment D I  CCSSE/SENSE I E P

Communications Skills

ACT CAAP D E PClass Essays and Presentations evaluated with a shared rubric

D I  Lab reports D I  Institutional Assessment D I  CCSSE/SENSE I E P

Empirical & Quantitative Skills

ACT CAAP D E PDepartmental Objective Exam D I  Case studies structured to assess empirical skills D I  

Teamwork Lab reports D I  Group projects structured to develop and assess teamwork evaluated with a shared rubric

D I  Structured Classroom Discussions with Students Teams evaluated with a shared rubric

D I  CCSSE/SENSE I E P

Social Responsibility

Departmental Objective Exam addressing Intercultural competence

D I  Institutional Assessment D I  Class Essays and Presentations with Social Responsibility Themes evaluated with a shared rubric

D I  

Community Service Assignments D I  CCSSE/SENSE I E P

Personal Responsibility

ESAP D I PInstitutional Assessment D I  Class Essays and Presentations addressing personal ethics evaluated with a shared rubric

D I         CCSSE/SENSE I E P

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Assessing a Hamburger

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Appearance

Taste

Cooking

Cost

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Other Rubric SourcesAssociation for American Colleges & Universities

◦http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/index_p.cfm?CFID=48296908&CFTOKEN=18687655

Educause:◦http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli3019.pdf

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment◦http://

www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/Rubrics.htm

Professional & Organizational Development Network in Higher Education◦https://sites.google.com/a/podnetwork.org/wikipodia/ 

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Other Assessment Strategies

Brainstorming

◦What are you doing that is working well?

◦Have you tried a strategy that didn’t work out?

◦Are you developing new strategies?