How Effective Is the Agronomy Assessment Program?
The ultimate measure of success of our efforts is enhanced learning. Summaries of our success are offered below, as well as links to the details of our scholarly work in teaching and learning.
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| explicit statements, supported by evidence, regarding success in student learning. | |
| established benchmarks against which students’ learning outcomes are assessed. |
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| celebrations and public statements of student learning, performance, and achievement. | |
| scholarly work in teaching and learning | |
Statements of Success
Key findings of Alumni and Employer Surveys
Benchmarks
Pass rates on Certified Crop Advisor exam
Placement rates of Agronomy and other College of Agriculture Graduates
Celebrations
Agronomy Student Recognition and Awards Banquet, held each spring
Scholarly Work
Cook, M., Polito, T., Wiedenhoeft, M., Gibson, L., Pogranichniy, S., & Mullen, R. 2003. Using outcomes assessment of a program to change classroom instruction. Symposium conducted at the American Society of Agronomy Meetings, Denver, CO.
Gibson, L., Cook, M., Wiedenhoeft, M., Polito, T., Pogranichniy, S., and Mullen, R. Measuring curriculum outcomes with grading rubrics. In 2003 Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI. View PowerPoint
View Adobe PDFPogranichniy, S., Cook, M., Polito, M., Wiedenhoeft, M., Gibson, L., and Mullen, R. 2003. Mapping learner outcomes within an agronomy curriculum. In 2003 Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI. View PowerPoint
View Adobe PDFWiedenhoeft, M., Cook, M., Polito, T., Pogranichniy, S., Gibson, L. and Mullen, R. 2003. Embedding measures of learner outcomes within agronomy courses. In 2003 Agronomy Abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI. View PowerPoint
View Adobe PDFMullen, R.E., M. H. Wiedenhoeft, T. A. Polito, S. L. Pogranichniy, and M. D. Cook. Model for sustaining departmental student outcomes assessment. In 2004 Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI. View PowerPoint
View Adobe PDFPogranichniy, S. and L. Gibson. Assessing the effectiveness of a leadership requirement for agronomy majors. In 2004 Agronomy abstracts. ASA, Madison, WI. View PowerPoint
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