Each June, CTW Ambassadors submit their annual reports on CTW in their programs. As part of the CTW implementation process, each program was required to devise a plan for assessing their students work. Most programs choose to use rubrics and focus on embedded assessment, but many have developed their own means of assessing the class, so in concert with the larger accreditation of their degree programs.
For a complete report of our findings in the 2008/2009, 2009/2010, and 2010/2011 AYs, see the links below.
The following tables were compiled by the Director for Academic Assessment and were based on the narrative portions of CTW Ambassadors' annual reports.
Achievements
(Faculty sometimes report more than one achievement)
| Student Improvements | 24 | 48% |
| Faculty Training | 14 | 28% |
| Revised Rubrics | 13 | 26% |
| Add/drop or Revised Course | 8 | 16% |
| Revised Assignments | 8 | 16% |
| Hired new Instructors | 4 | 8% |
| Increased Discussion Among CTW Instructors | 3 | 6% |
| Improved Data Collection | 2 | 4% |
Assessment
| Improved Critical Writing and Analysis | 14 | 28% |
| Improved Critical Thinking and Argumentation | 14 | 28% |
| Can’t Assess/Not Enough Data | 12 | 24% |
| Improved Drafts and Revisions | 5 | 10% |
| No Improvement/Skills Still Unacceptable | 3 | 6% |
| Improved Structure and Organization of Papers | 3 | 6% |
| Improved Synthesizing Information from Sources | 3 | 6% |
| Students are more Confident in CTW Skills | 2 | 4% |
| No Answer | 2 | 4% |
Needs
|
Refine Assignments |
15 |
30% |
|
Change Rubrics |
9 |
18% |
|
Balance CTW instructor’s workloads |
6 |
12% |
|
More faculty participation and coordination |
5 |
10% |
|
More workshops with instructors and ambassadors |
4 |
8% |
|
Norming of all classes |
4 |
8% |
|
Changes to course content |
4 |
8% |
|
None |
4 |
8% |
Overall Impact
|
More Faculty Discussion |
14 |
28% |
|
Student Improvement |
7 |
14% |
|
Changes to Program |
4 |
8% |
|
Improved Assignments |
3 |
6% |
|
None |
2 |
4% |
Action Plans
| Revise Assessment Criteria | 13 | 26% |
| More Faculty Training | 10 | 20% |
| Revise Rubrics | 9 | 18% |
| Revise Course | 5 | 10% |
| Change Program | 3 | 6% |
| Work to Norm Grading | 2 | 4% |
| Improve Data Collection | 2 | 4% |