Wednesday, February 26, 2025
11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET

Create Assessments That Produce Results to Help Justify Programs, Influence Decisions or Garner Resources

In a world where there is limited time and endless sources of data, focusing assessment projects on the information you need to make an impact can be a challenge. Many times we engage in assessment with good intentions but sometimes it’s hard to know where to begin. The result is often seen in data that cannot be used, incomplete information, or simply losing time to assessment projects that are meaningless. For those whom assessment is a small portion of their portfolio, losing that time can feel frustrating, or stressful when it is time to produce results that justify programs, influence decisions or garner resources.

Learn How to Get the Information You Need to Successfully Determine Initiatives, Resource Distribution & Program Development.

Join us on February 26, 2025 when our expert presenter will help you develop an assessment strategy. Reconsider and enhance your process and strategy in order to carry out intentional assessments. The “finding your assessment purpose” process is often the first piece that gets lost.

When assessment projects begin with understanding the purpose or goals of the assessment, intentionally planning with an equity lens, and creating effective outcomes, then a strong foundation is built for implementing meaningful assessment projects. This foundation then provides insight into how to gather data using multiple methods, plan manageable processes and provide guidance for data analysis and storytelling. Make your assessment process more efficient overall. 

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you:  

• Articulate the purpose and goals of assessment projects, focusing on aligning assessments with desired outcomes to ensure meaningful data collection.
• Integrate an equity lens into your assessment strategies, ensuring that data collection and interpretation processes are inclusive and representative.
• Design manageable and sustainable processes for conducting assessment projects, ensuring you maximize resources and minimize unnecessary effort.
• Explore how AI and other technological tools can streamline the assessment process, from data collection to analysis, enhancing overall efficiency.
• Recognize and mitigate challenges such as collecting unusable data or engaging in assessment without a clear strategy, thereby saving time and resources.
• Understand various data collection tools that can be used during assessment process and where to learn more.
  

Presenter

Kimberly Yousey-Elsener is a Research Associate Professor for the Student Affairs Administration Program at Binghamton University.
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