University of the Ozarks
Mentor Program Assessment
| Assessments
Activities for 2004-2005 |
August, 2004
Workshop Materials on Assessment |
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Mentor Program Assessment Data
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Assessment Activities for 2004-2005
1. Moral reasoning pre-test and post-test:
Using a hot-button issue of your choice (one that will usually prompt strong, emotional reactions), have the students write about the topic. Collect the work and save it in a safe place for later assessment.
Near the end of the term, assign another hot-button issue and follow the same procedure, keeping these separate from the first assignment.
If you want to grade this assignment as part of course work, make copies first for program assessment use.
At the end of the term, all the work will be collected and a statistical sampling of the essays will be evaluated by mentor volunteers to assess student progress in approaching moral issues with openness to diverse viewpoints.
The following wording for the assignment is suggested:
Write a short essay of 1-2 pages in which you reflect critically on one of the following issues:
2. Journal entries in which students write on assigned topics about which we wish to collect information.
This work will be collected by the faculty mentors, who will then write up a report using the Report form provided for that month.
Fill in the objective portion with numbers.
Use the narrative/comments section to summarize and note trends
Provide a sampling of quotations from students' writing that illustrates these trends and make clear the student "voice."
The reports will then be sent to the Mentor Program Coordinator, who will publish the info. in some form (E-mail, web site or Q drive) for all mentors to review and compile all the reports into an overall program assessment report at year's end.
Tentative List of Monthly Journal Topics
to be used for Assessment Purposes
Click on Month to go to Report Form
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Topic for Student Journals |
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Write about your extracurricular activities. Do you participate in any clubs, organizations, or sports (varsity or intramural)? |
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Write about your relationship with UofO at this point in your academic career. Is the experience what you expected? Has the University fulfilled the promises you feel were made to you at admission? Why or not? |
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Write about your plans for school next spring and fall. Do you think at this point that you will return to UofO? Why or why not? Did your activities in CI this term have any influence on your decision? If so, please explain. |