Title
Assessing the Assessment: Measuring Student Learning from Freshman to Senior Year
Session Type
Full Papers/Presentations Session Proposal (up to 75 minutes)
Other Topic
Program Assessment for Dance
Session Abstract
This presentation will discuss the dance exam that was developed to assess knowledge of the field for our dance majors. Dance majors in our department take this exam in their first semester at Winthrop and again in the fall of their senior year. We view this exam as a living and changing document, and in recent years we have revisited this exam and revised it to reflect curricular changes as well as changes within the field of dance. Are we truly assessing what we teach, and is this exam a reflection of that? Are our students showing significant growth in knowledge in areas such as dance history, choreography, pedagogy, and kinesiology over their four years of study? The presenters will discuss how the exam has developed over time and how the dance program continues to assess and change the exam. They will also discuss the difficulties of narrowing and fine tuning the information asked on the exam, as well as how consistency of information is maintained without dictating what faculty should teach. Other departments may adapt the assessment to fulfill long-term assessment needs.
Keywords
Assessment, dance, exam
Location
DiGiorgio Campus Center 222
Start Date
6-2-2016 4:20 PM
Assessing the Assessment: Measuring Student Learning from Freshman to Senior Year
DiGiorgio Campus Center 222
This presentation will discuss the dance exam that was developed to assess knowledge of the field for our dance majors. Dance majors in our department take this exam in their first semester at Winthrop and again in the fall of their senior year. We view this exam as a living and changing document, and in recent years we have revisited this exam and revised it to reflect curricular changes as well as changes within the field of dance. Are we truly assessing what we teach, and is this exam a reflection of that? Are our students showing significant growth in knowledge in areas such as dance history, choreography, pedagogy, and kinesiology over their four years of study? The presenters will discuss how the exam has developed over time and how the dance program continues to assess and change the exam. They will also discuss the difficulties of narrowing and fine tuning the information asked on the exam, as well as how consistency of information is maintained without dictating what faculty should teach. Other departments may adapt the assessment to fulfill long-term assessment needs.
