The Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning is available to consult with individual instructors regarding classroom assessment. A staff member of the Poorvu Center can provide expertise and advise instructors on how to address a variety of assessment-related items including:
- Aligning assessments with instructional goals and objectives
- Integrating formative assessments into instruction
- Measuring learning outcomes from a new instructional activity or intervention
- Designing rubrics for assessing projects, papers, and presentations
- Grading using inclusive practices
- Conducting classroom observations
- Designing tests and assessing the quality of exam questions
- Designing mid-course student evaluations
- Interpreting Online Course Evaluations (OCE)
- Creating supplemental course evaluation measures
What we need from you
- Information about the type of support which you are interested in
- A short description of the course
- Any relevant documentation (e.g. syllabus, course evaluations, lesson plans, test items, etc.)
What to expect from the Poorvu Center
- A prompt response to your initial request
- Consultation regarding educational program design
- Help developing evaluation plans
- Knowledge of relevant research that supports your proposal
Generally, consultations for classroom assessment will consist of a small number of meetings and instructors will be responsible for implementing any changes that result from the consultation (e.g. distributing the mid-course evaluations).
Contact:
Meghan Bathgate, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Educational Program Assessment
meghan.bathgate@yale.edu