Assessment and Evaluation

Staff at the Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL) collaborate with faculty, administration, and students on the design and implementation of assessment and evaluation studies to determine if educational goals are being met. Research can be done on pedagogical innovation, extracurricular programs, or learning spaces, for example. (Please see Examples of Course Evaluations for forms that are used to evaluate specific courses.)

We provide assessment and evaluation support through the following types of activities:

• Identification of research questions to guide their investigations,
• Development of a research design,
• Construction of measurement instruments,
• Selection of a sample design,
• Selection of appropriate data collection methods,
• Selection of appropriate data analysis techniques.

Our studies follow the established methodological guidelines of social science and educational research.

The types of services offered depend on the needs and expertise of the faculty and investigators as well as available resources at TLL. Because there is a close correlation between advance planning and an effective assessment and evaluation research design, we hope investigators will consult with TLL staff in the early phase of the planning process.

A Service Request Form can be filled out and sent online or printed and returned to TLL, Room 5-122.