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Enhancing Student Learning Through Data-Driven Decision Making

Explore the journey of a small, private university's use of data for assessment and improvement. Discover the impact on outcomes, faculty development, and institutional effectiveness through IDEA scores over time and strategic interventions.

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Enhancing Student Learning Through Data-Driven Decision Making

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  1. IdEAuses of the data Alan R. Belcher, Assistant Provost University of Charleston

  2. University of charleston • Small, private, independent • Mission driven • Outcomes based learning environment • Data driven decision making • Assessment crazy

  3. Framework for assessment • Levels • Individual (student and faculty) • Program • Institution • Measures • Direct, Indirect • External • CLA, MAPP, NSSE, IDEA • Internal • Annual reviews, retention reports, e-portfolio, program reviews • Results • Effectiveness • Improvement Needs

  4. IDEA scores over time by Academic Division

  5. Ideas we’re glad we found • We formed teams to facilitate learning How we celebrated • Used faculty with high scores to lead faculty workshop session

  6. Ideas we’re glad we found • We stimulated students to intellectual effort beyond that require by most courses • Correlates with NSSE data How we celebrated • Used faculty with high scores to provide examples of assignments that pushed students • Used examples of assignments from CLA

  7. Ideas we’re NOT glad we found • We did NOT require students to find and use resources How we approached • Turned this into opportunity to participate in a library integration workshop held regionally

  8. Ideas we’re NOT glad we found • We weren’t making it clear how each topic fits into the course How we approached • Worked with department chairs and provost to develop syllabus template for institution – provides for alignment of assignments to learning outcomes

  9. Ideas we’re NOT glad we found • We weren’t encouraging student-faculty interaction outside of class • Correlates with NSSE data How we approached • We are looking at departments with higher overall scores to see how they draw students in

  10. Ideas we’re NOT glad we found • Internal departmental strife affects classroom performance How we approached • Re-aligned departmental reporting structure • Provost continues working with individual faculty who are “on notice”

  11. Ideas we’re NOT glad we found • Sophomore slide How we approached • Second-year faculty now attend new faculty orientation as peer mentors

  12. Results • For faculty development needs • For program updates/curriculum changes • For institutional effectiveness claims • For marketing opportunities • For changes in process across campus

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