ERIC Number: EJ875520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 4
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Using Assessment of Student Learning as a Catalyst for Change
Snell, Myra
AMATYC Review, v28 n2 p61-64 Spr 2007
Implementing intentional change is at the heart of Beyond Crossroads. Using assessment of student learning as a vehicle for improving learning is one of the underlying principles integrated throughout the AMATYC standards and expanded upon in Chapter 5. In this article three case studies from Los Medanos College in Pittsburg California illustrate how assessment can motivate positive change that improves student learning across a developmental math program. Improvements in learning resulted from collaboratively establishing clear goals for learning, responding to assessment results with definitive changes to classroom activities, and professional development that integrates math education research and classroom-based research.
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Educational Change, Student Evaluation, Change Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Community Colleges, College Mathematics, Educational Quality, Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Faculty Development, Educational Research
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134. Tel: 901-333-4643; Fax: 901-333-4651; e-mail: amatyc@amatyc.org; Web site: http://www.amatyc.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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