Nuts and Bolts  

 


An electronic newsletter published by the Assessment Committee of Springfield College in Illinois

 

Volume 1 (2000-01 academic year)

Feb. 9, 2001. NCA official to visit | Pennsylvania governor touts assessment | Vol. 1 No. 1 asks feedback

March 6, 2001. Dr. John A. Taylor of NCA speaks at SCI | Developmental English composition report.

April 2, 2001. Lynette Shaw-Smith's anology on how assessment is like keeping track of sports statistics.

Volume 2 (2001-02 academic year)

August 10, 2001. Continuity in a time of administrative transition at SCI.

Sept. 26, 2001. Here's what NCA approved (analysis of SCI's 2001 report)

Oct. 26, 2001. "CAT smorgasbord": faculty development

Nov. 29, 2001. ACT Survey: What are students telling us? Also: subcommittees.

Jan. 14, 2002. Grades, poetry and Primary Trait Analysis.

Feb. 26, 2002. Job advice, documentation and closing the loop.

March 22, 2002. Assessing non-credit classes, a growth opportunity

Volume 3 (2002-03 school year)

August 2002. Goals, objectives and outcomes

September 2002. Goals, objectives and outcomes revisited

October 2002. What do you want to know about CATs?

November 2002. Program assessment: We want to hear from you

January 2003. How do I assess thee? In plain English, please ...

February 2003. Cooperating to make April 2 assessment day succeed

March 2003. An open letter to students on Assessment Day

April 2003. Word(s) of thanks, year-end announcements

Volume 4 (2003-04 school year)

August 2003. Common sense principles drive AQIP

September 2003. Program assessment: English points the way

October 2003. AQIP 'conversation day' - shared values, action

Nov.-Dec. 2003. Spring semester faculty CAT survey results

January 2004. CAAP test - assessment day scheduled March 31

February 2004. Readin', writin' and curricula in arts and sciences

March 2004. Assessment Day: Prizes, free food, No. 2 pencils

April 2004. SCI and the news from Lake Wobegon (1 of 2)

May 2004. Test Scores, SCI and Lake Wobegon (2 of 2)

Volume 5 (2004-05 school year)

September 2004. A fortune cookie for new teachers (1st of series on CATs)

October 2004. Goals, objectives and CATs (2nd of series)

November 2004. 1-minute papers focus class (3rd of CAT series)

December 2004. Pre-/post-tests; overall strategies (4th of CAT series)

January 2005. Common Learning Outcomes; formative feedback (last of CAT series)

February 2005. Common Learning Outcomes will drive course objectives

March 2005. CAAP reading test results; open letter to students

April 2005. Aligning mission, statement CSLOs, CBSLOs in syllabi (1 of 2)

May 2005. Aligning mission, statement CSLOs, CBSLOs in syllabi (2 of 2)

 


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