scholarly journals Demystifying Assessment: The Road To Accreditation

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaine T. Garfolo ◽  
Barbara L’Huillier
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Accreditation Body ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning

Accreditation serves as both a quality assurance and accountability mechanism for our learning institutions. It is a voluntary process of self-regulation and non-governmental peer review supported, in general, by providers of tertiary education and examines the philosophy, goals, programs, facilities, resources, and financial viability of the institution. The culture of assessment and the information it generates should be embedded effectively within all institutional systems. This would enable an organization to focus their attention on the assumptions they make with respect to student learning and to promote a culture of continuous assessment and improvement in order to elevate students quality of learning. It is through a process of programmatic assessment that evidence is gathered to support an application for accreditation to an appropriate accrediting agency. What is driving the assessment movement in higher education? How do accreditation bodies make their decisions? What is the precise basis for accreditation? For example, what filtering process does accreditation bodies use when determining what evidence is or is not relevant when arriving at the final accreditation decision. Presumably, as in courts of law, there must be some mechanism or pre-defined criteria in which evidence is weighed and an appropriate decision is reached. Unfortunately, the mechanism is poorly understood by educational institutions and faculty alike. However, the standards of almost all accreditors include the expectation that institutions clearly state student learning outcomes (SLOs) and to assess those outcomes. Although there are a variety of academic accrediting bodies their policies and approaches tend to be more alike than different and appear to share similar expectations for the assessment of SLOs. The key is the Assessment of Student Learning and it is a critical issue for students, teachers, curriculum designers, the accreditation process, quality assurance, and review of courses. How a student learns (student learning styles) and what they actually do learn (subject material) are often driven by the assessment required for a course of study. Assessment is an ongoing, continuing improvement process aimed at understanding and elevating student learning. Assessment involves: 1. Having clear, explicit and transparent expectations for both the student and the institution.2. Setting the criteria for learning at an appropriate level to demonstrate quality of learning.3. Gathering, analyzing, and reflecting on the evidence in a systematic way to determine if student learning has occurred to the depth and breadth stated.4. Using the information gathered to document, explain, and elevate student learning. The purpose of this paper is to present a roadmap to assessment that, if followed, will assist an organization in presenting themselves in the best possible light in order to gain accreditation. As methodology proceeds and ultimately provides the guiding strategy for the design and selection of methods used in the assessment process, the authors will present a methodology that will ensure that the assessment process is effective and successful. The authors will identify and analyze practices necessary to present a clear and concise body of work to an accreditation body. The authors will discuss the required elements involved in assessment in education and how to use assessment effectively as a means of maintaining both academic standards and enhancing the quality of the student learning experience.

Pengaruh Kualitas Pembelajaran dan Minat Belajar Terhadap Hasil Belajar Mahasiswa Akuntansi Pada Mata Kuliah Matematika Ekonomi

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-221
Author(s):  
Nelly Budiyarti
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Exogenous Variables ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Learning Interest ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstrak: Kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar memungkinkan hasil belajar mahasiswa meningkat. Sehingga diharapkan kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar mahasiswa tinggi untuk mencapai hasil belajar yang tinggi pula. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bahwa kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar mahasiswa berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar mahasiswa Akuntansi pada mata kuliah Matematika Ekonomi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei dengan meggunakan teknik analisis jalur (path analysis), dimana terdapat dua variabel eksogen dan satu variabel endogen.  Variabel eksogen berupa kualitas pembelajaran dan minat belajar, sedangkan variabel endogen berupa hasil belajar. Hasil penelitian ini adalah Kualitas Pembelajaran berpengaruh langsung positif terhadap Hasil Belajar, Minat Belajar berpengaruh langsung positif terhadap Hasil Belajar, dan Kualitas Pembelajaran berpengaruh langsung positif terhadap Minat Belajar Mahasiswa. Abstract:  The quality of learning and interest in learning allows student learning outcomes to increase. It is hoped that the quality of learning and student interest in learning will be high to achieve high learning outcomes. This study aims to see that the quality of learning and student interest in learning has an effect on improving student learning outcomes in Accounting Economics Mathematics courses. This research is a survey research using path analysis technique, where there are two exogenous variables and one endogenous variable. Exogenous variables are learning quality and learning interest, while endogenous variables are learning outcomes. The results of this study are Learning Quality has a direct positive effect on Learning Outcomes, Learning Interest has a direct positive effect on Learning Outcomes, and Learning Quality has a direct positive effect on Student Learning Interest.

scholarly journals The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning Quality and Practices in Higher Education—Using Deep and Surface Approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 462
Author(s):  
Salah Alhammadi
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
The Face ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Future Of Education

This paper explores the student learning experience using technology as an e-learning tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article utilized qualitative methods to examine the quality of student learning using deep and surface approaches to understand what influences student engagement with technology. Interviews were conducted with 21 students from various academic majors using deductive content analysis to evaluate their responses. The findings show that technology increased student engagement with class discussion, and students became more informed about lecture material. It is noteworthy that there were some variations in the students’ interpretation of the learning experience with technology, indicating a gap in the quality of learning. Notably, there was an improvement in grades compared to the last online session and the face-to-face learning experience prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and there were fewer missing quizzes and late assignments. These outcomes may be used to enhance teaching strategies and problem solving within teaching and learning to develop a new mode of delivery. In addition, these findings are important for the future of education in a post-pandemic world.

scholarly journals Menanamkan Karakter Religius Siswa Melalui Buku Ajar Tematik Terintegrasi PAI dan Budi Pekerti

MADRASAH ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Sulistyowati Sulistyowati
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Islamic Values

Textbook is one of learning components that plays an important role in determining the success of learning. Textbook as a media and one of main resources in the learning process has a strategic role to be developed to improve the quality of learning and cultivate religiosity of the students. The cultivation of religious characters will be effective, efficient, and interesting if the available textbooks are combined with the Islamic education and characters contents. Those contents will create religious atmosphere and familiarize the students in practising their religiosity in everyday life. In this way, the competency of Islamic education and characters are combined with the competency of other subjects that are packaged in a learning experience. Thus the Islamic values will be formed in students characters.

scholarly journals Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Guide for Introductory Microbiology Skills

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
ALICE WRIGHT ◽  
ETHELYNDA E. HARDING
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Written Examination ◽  
Lower Division ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Poster Presentations ◽  
Enhance Student Learning ◽  
Biology Majors

To increase the quality of instruction, enhance student learning, and decrease laboratory time spent on laboratory safety, basic skills, and the use of equipment, we developed the Micro eGuide website. We compared the performance of students who used the Micro eGuide to students provided more traditional instruction in both an upper-level introductory microbiology course for biology majors and in a lower-division introductory microbiology course for nonmajors. Assessment of student learning included written pretests and posttests, practical testing of laboratory skills, and for the major’s class, a review of poster presentations of independent projects. Students who used the Micro eGuide showed a statistically significant increase in performance on written examination in the introductory microbiology courses for both biology majors and nonmajors. Use of the Micro eGuide in the sophomore-level course for nonbiology majors resulted in a statistically significant improvement in laboratory skills. Though the increase in laboratory skills in the majors courses was not statistically significant, instructors were able to use the site as an effective learning source and decrease the time spent in class on topics covered in the Micro eGuide. While the number of student independent research projects was too small for statistical analysis on the quality of the poster presentations, the improvement in student attitude and the increase in the diversity in topics selected suggests that students using the Micro eGuide had increased comfort with microbiology and increased interest in exploring microbiology.

scholarly journals UPAYA PENINGKATAN MUTU PEMBELAJARAN MELALUI SUPERVISI AKADEMIK DI SDN KEBEN KECAMATAN GADING KABUPATEN PROBOLINGGO

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-198
Author(s):  
Didik Suyitno
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teacher Motivation ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Teacher Competence ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Teaching Administration ◽  
Quality Of Learning

Esensi supervisi akademik tidak hanya menilai kinerja guru dalam mengelola proses pembelajaran, melainkan juga membantu guru mengembangkan kemampuan profesionalismenya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan peningkatan  mutu pembelajaran melalui supervisi akademik. Penerapan supervisi akademik digunakan untuk meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran siswa, minat belajar siswa, dan kemampuan guru dalam mengelola pelaksanaan pembelajaran sehingga sesuai dengan standar yang telah ditetapkan. Penelitian ini berbentuk Penelitian Tindakan Sekolah (School Action Research) dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif, dengan menggunakan teknik persentase untuk melihat peningkatan yang terjadi dari siklus ke siklus. Dengan dilaksanakannya supervise akademik, bimbingan berkelanjutan dapat meningkatkan motivasi guru dalam menyusun administrasi mengajar dan dapat meningkatkan kompetensi guru dalam menyiapkan perencanaan pembelajaran yang pada akhirnya meningkatkan mutu pembelajaran.The essence of academic supervision is not only assessing the performance of teachers in managing the learning process, but also helping teachers develop their professional skills. This study aims to describe the improvement of the quality of learning through academic supervision. The application of academic supervision is used to improve the quality of student learning, student interest in learning, and the ability of teachers to manage the implementation of learning so that it is in accordance with predetermined standards. This research is in the form of School Action Research using descriptive methods, using percentage techniques to see the increase that occurs from cycle to cycle. By implementing academic supervision, continuous guidance can increase teacher motivation in arranging teaching administration and can increase teacher competence in preparing lesson plans which in turn improve the quality of learning.

Planning for Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes: A Process within Your Grasp

2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Connolly ◽  
Sandra DeYoung
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
College Of Nursing ◽  
Total Program

Assessment in educational institutions is mandated by the public and by accrediting organizations. Faculty must plan for program assessment within the context of the college or university goals and assessment projects. Within the department or college of nursing, student learning outcomes must be assessed at the total program level and at the course and classroom levels. Faculty who are motivated to plan assessments and use outcome data should take leadership in the process. The process consists of determining the outcomes to be assessed, the measures to be used, and the standards to be reached. When data has been collected, it must be evaluated and used to make improvements. Finally, the assessment process itself should be assessed. This article gives examples of assessment methods for all levels of assessment at the institution, but especially at the program and course levels. A departmental assessment blueprint is included. The end result of implementation of an assessment plan is that at every level of the institution, excellence should be enhanced.

Assessing General Education Outcomes Across Programs

2011 ◽  
pp. 620-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Michelle Buchberger ◽  
Harrison Hao Yang
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Curriculum Mapping ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning

As the pressure to provide accountability in education escalates, the assessment of student learning becomes increasingly important. This chapter describes an approach to the assessment of learning outcomes, in both online and face to face programs, as developed for an independent, non-profit university in Ohio. The approach includes three major components: a curriculum mapping process that determines where particular learning outcomes are being assessed, a visual representation of this curriculum map with links to assessment data (Success Path©), and a cyclical assessment process that assists with the continuous improvement of programs and student learning. This chapter leverages current research in the field of student learning, assessment, and curriculum mapping theory.

scholarly journals Implementation of Project-Based Learning (PjBL) Assisted by E-Learning through Lesson Study Activities to Improve the Quality of Learning in Physics Learning Planning Courses

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyu Widyaningsih ◽  
Irfan Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Lesson Study ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
E Learning

This study aims to improve the quality of learning in physics learning planning courses through the implementation of Project Based Learning (PjBL) assisted by E-Learning through Lesson Study activities. This type of research was qualitative research through the stages of Lesson Study activities. Subjects in this study were the 5th-semester students who program 11 physics learning planning subjects in the 2018-2019 academic year in the Department of Physics Education, University of Papua. The research data was obtained through the student learning outcomes test instrument that was given after the submission of each topic of study, observation sheet of student activities, interview guidelines, documentation in the form of video recordings during open class implementation, and student response questionnaire. Data were analyzed through Rasch modeling with the help of the Winstep application to analyze student responses after learning. Lesson Study activities consist of three phases of activities, namely Plan, Do, and See. In the Plan stage discussions with the team of lecturers were held to develop Chapter Design and Lesson Plan. In the Do stage, the model lecturer based on the tools that have been prepared does learning. In the See stage, the reflection was done to find out weaknesses and strengths during learning which is then followed up on further learning. The results showed that student-learning outcomes increased student responses to good learning and learning atmosphere seemed very fun. Therefore, it can be concluded that through the implementation of PjBL assisted E-Learning through Lesson Study activities can improve the quality of learning in physics learning planning subjects.

Enhancing Quality of Learning Experience Through Intelligent Agent in E-Learning

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (01) ◽  
pp. 31-52
Author(s):  
S. Bhattacharya ◽  
S. Chowdhury ◽  
S. Roy
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
School Level ◽  
Rule Base ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Fuzzy Rule Base ◽  
Quality Of Learning

In this paper an interactive recommending agent is proposed which helps an e-learner to enhance the quality of learning experience resulting in efficient achievement of learning objectives. The agent achieves this with the help of a fuzzy rule base working on a variety of learning materials and recommending the appropriate learning path through them. In a learner-centric environment the learning behaviour of a learner may vary to a great extent due to the characteristics of the learner and his environment. Students are often misled while choosing the appropriate path of web learning tools owing to non-availability of a human teacher/guide. By the response of a learner to different positive and negative motivation factors the proposed system employs a fuzzy machine that is fed with realization parameters e.g. Satisfied, Depressed etc. The fuzzy machine working on the paradigm of fuzzy inference system processes these realization parameters with the help of a fuzzy rule base to produce the crisp measures of the learner’s cognitive states in terms of Belief, Behaviour and Attitude. On the basis of these defuzzified crisp diagnostic parameters the proposed system will enhanced the quality of learning experience of an e-learner. To ensure this the system will provide more detailed discussion on the subject matter along with some additional learning tools. Learners often get confused to select the proper tools among various. Therefore the proposed system will also suggest most popular path among those learners with the same understanding. This recommendation comes from the analysis of data mining result. The system was tested with a wide variety of school-level students. The response obtained indicates that it is able to enhance the quality of learning experience through its recommendation.

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