Assessing Outcomes in a Technical Communication Capstone

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Author(s): Barbara D’Angelo (Arizona State University, USA)and Barry Maid (Arizona State University, USA)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on Assessment Technologies, Methods, and Applications in Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christopher S. Schreiner (University of Guam, Guam)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-667-9.ch009

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Surveys, Measurements & Response Systems

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Outcomes-based assessment provides data for programs to demonstrate student learning as a result of their enrollment in the program and to assess courses and curriculum. This chapter reports on the process used to develop an outcomes assessment initiative for the Multimedia Writing and Technical Communication Program at Arizona State University. The authors discuss details on the development of outcomes, the mapping of outcomes to the curriculum, the use of electronic portfolios to assess student writing using Phase 2 scoring procedures, and how results from the first three semesters of implementation are being used to evaluate and improve the program’s curriculum.

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