Can group work be used to assess student outcomes?
While every student does not need to be assessed for program assessment purposes (see: Must every student be assessed?), assessment data must be gathered at the individual level. Group products can be used for assessment only if they yield data on individual student performance. For example, a group presentation could be used to assess individual students oral communication skills. On the other hand, a team-written paper would not yield individual-level assessments of written communication skills, so this would not be acceptable. The Seton Hall/Stillman School of Business practices case in the Assessment Resource Center provides an example of how a group project is used to generate assessment of individual students performance on various learning goals. Must we use multiple measures to assess each goal? The Standards do not prescribe a specific number or type of measurement techniques, as long as some direct measures are used. While the most effective assessment programs do assess lear
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- Can group work be used to assess student outcomes?
