Using Analytics to Evaluate Teaching Effectiveness
Data analytics empowers educators to assess teaching effectiveness throughout the semester, going beyond traditional end-of-semester course evaluations. By utilizing various data sources and tools like learning management systems (LMS) reports, student engagement platforms, and student performance data, teachers can track student progress, identify struggling students, and tailor interventions accordingly. Incorporating analytics into teaching practices can enhance student engagement, learning outcomes, and overall educational impact.
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Using Analytics to Evaluate Using Analytics to Evaluate Teaching Effectiveness Teaching Effectiveness Robyn L. Raschke
Analytics & Teaching Effectiveness Do we think or know? Data analytics gives us the power to know!
Systems model approach Input Process Output Feedback
What data do we use? How often? Teaching effectiveness is more than the course evaluations at the end of the semester Using data throughout the semester can make a difference for you and your students! Opportunities to demonstrate impact of teaching effectiveness
Student Learning Engagement Progress Learning
Student Engagement Reports from Learning Management Systems Piazza (Q&A app add-in to LMS)
Learning Management Systems Reports Exam 1 Exam 2 Final
LMS drill down to student Use specific data if a student is struggling and I need to get them on track Showing them their data and comparing to average can make a difference in their habits (e.g. need to preview the slides earlier or work homework earlier)
Student Engagement using Piazza Piazza is a free tool for educators & can be added as an app into LMS Q&A platform & Polls Student s asking Student s helping Student s listening (not all students are active, but they listen!) Active anonymous student participation allows students more willingness to participate in learning (Sankar, P., Gilmartin, J., & Sobel, M. 2015. ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society, 45(2), 7-10.) Teacher response rate Other analytics
Student Progress using surveys Engagement Progress Learning
Student Progress Do you formally check-in with your students? How often? Survey s provide data from the feedback loop and can improve communications and trust with the students Survey Last week of instruction Post Exam 2 (10th week) Post Exam 1 (5th week) VARK (1st week)
Student Surveys Do you start with a learning benchmark? VARK How do I learn best? Visual Aural Read/Write Kinesthetic
Survey process for Fall, 2018 course Class VARK results (every class is different!) V 7 7 1 14 A R K Avg Median Min Max 6.3 6 2 11 8.5 9 3 15 7.2 7 3 12 Students do this online (free) at vark-learn.com during 1st week of class
Survey after 1st exam (5th week) Short (5 likert, 2 open-ended) Anonymous Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree/Disagree Agree Strongly Agree I read the chapter before the lecture The inclass assignments help me prepare for the exams The chapter outlines are helpful for preparing for class The chapter outlines are helpful for preparing for exams My performance on exam 1 reflects my effort made in this class so far
Open-ended feedback Tell me at least one thing that you want me to continue doing in this class that is helpful: Suggestion to improve going forward:
Survey after 2nd exam (10th week) Short (6 questions + 2 open-ended) Anonymous
Before the final (15th week) anonymous and more insightful than my course evaluations!
In Summary Systems model approach used throughout the semester helps! Improve the class during the semester Continuous improvement for future semesters Drive curriculum development Assessment
Expect the best of your students & yourself! Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. - Coach John Wooden
