Using Exam Data for Scholarly Activities

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Using Exam Data for Scholarly ActivitiesDan Thompson, M.S., Manager of Instructional Design and Educational Technology

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Using Exam Data for Scholarly Activities

D A N T H O M P S O N , M . S .

M A N A G E R O F I N S T R U C T I O N A L D E S I G N

A N D E D U C AT I O N A L T E C H N O LO G Y

Session ObjectivesAt the completion of this session, participants will be able to:◦ Use exam statistics for research projects

◦ Prove their academic successes with exam statistics

◦ Use exam statistics to assist with meeting requirements for promotion and tenure

Evaluation MethodsHow do you currently evaluate your teaching? (Select all that apply)

Course evaluations

Teaching portfolio

Exam stats

Reflection

Other (please type method(s) into the comment box)

How does your institution evaluate your curriculum/program? (Select all that apply)

Course evaluations

Professional licensure exams

Faculty feedback

Office of Institutional Advancement

Other (please type method(s) into the comment box)

The WhyScholarly Activities◦ Educational Research

◦ Promotion and Tenure

Improve your instructional methods and student outcomes!

The Set-up!Research:◦ Identify what you would like to review/study

◦ Effectiveness of specific instructional methods/materials

◦ Other Ed Tech programs

◦ Attendance

◦ Study time/methods

◦ Content sequencing

◦ Categorize exam items◦ What are categories?

◦ Run “Longitudinal Analysis” reports

The Set-up continued … Academic Success/Promotion and Tenure:

◦ Categorize exam items by exam and class session

◦ Identify specific teaching methods used in class

Run Longitudinal Reports to:◦ Learn where you can improve your teaching and student outcomes

◦ Make data driven changes to your instructional methods

◦ Prove that your instruction is evolving to improve student outcomes

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◦ Prove that your teaching is positively producing student outcomes

Compare with student course evaluation results

Longitudinal Analysis ReportsSelect the information you want on your report:◦ Date range

◦ Exam user (creator)

◦ Courses

◦ Exams

◦ Categories

Reports can provide data for:◦ A single exam

◦ A single course

◦ Several courses

◦ Several years

ResultsSupport your educational research studies with student assessment data!

Improve your studies with quantitative data

Have quantitative proof that your classroom instruction is positively affecting student outcomes◦ Supporting data for promotion and tenure

◦ Establish process on continuously review and improvement of instructional methods

Thank you!!Questions/Comments??

dan.thompson@okstate.edu

@danthompsonidts

http://resources.examsoft.com/authors/dan-thompson

What Are Categories?Each question in ExamSoft can be tagged into categories that will allow us to identify the exact subject matter, difficulty level, author, type of teaching method implemented, style of question, etc.◦ Items can be placed into an unlimited number of categories

Stats can be acquired based on each category to learn the appropriate information that will assist in creating a new curriculum.◦ Statistical analyses of these questions can be done retroactively