5 Program Assessment I

5 Program Assessment I Presentations from the 2007 Teaching and Learning Conference

Session A: Assessing Knowledge and Research Skills

Instrumentation and Design Alternatives for Assessing Core Knowledge in Political Science
Russell Mayer, Merrimack College

Integrating Information Literacy into the Political Science Curriculum: A Collaborative Model
Brian D. Roberts, Principia College
Elizabeth Roberts, Principia College

Session B: Assessing Writing Skills

Assessing Analytical Writing with Rubrics
Maria Rost Rublee, University of Tampa

Revise and Resubmit: Iincorporating Our Professional Practices into Undergraduate Writing Instruction
Sean Richard Boutin, Cornell University

Undergraduate Research Writing in Political Science
James R. Bourbeau, University of of Connecticut

Session D: Classroom Assessment Approaches

Video in the Classroom: Workshop
Mary C. Thornberry, Davidson College

Customizable Exams Reduce Test Anxiety
Stephanie Borunda, Ohio State University

Session E: Program Assessment Techniques

Learning Communities, Social Connections and Student Success (.ppt verson)
Mark G. Hartlaub, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Joseph Jozwiak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Stephen G. Hartlaub, Frostburg State University

Service Learning Abroad
Kathy B. Smith, Wake Forest University

Assessment of a 4-year Undergraduate Leadership Program
Sarah C. Stiles, American University

Session G: Program Assessment/Drawing Conclusions

Successful Legislative Internships: The Intern Perspective
Robert F. Pecorella, St John's University
Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse University

Presentations for Other 2007 Teaching and Learning Tracks