Adopting and Applying a New Assessment Framework for Instruction: A Case Study on Learning Criteria

Abstract

Data collection is only one part of the assessment cycle. Oftentimes, libraries collect data but then struggle with the analysis stage. Our academic library has taught a first-year experience instructional program for over five years where little data analysis was conducted to improve outcomes. As part of a pilot project to identify a new assessment framework, in Spring 2022, a team of librarians adopted ACRL Project Outcome, a free resource toolkit available to both public and academic libraries to guide their assessment. This poster will highlight how utilizing ACRL Project Outcome created an opportunity for cross-departmental collaboration to improve survey structure and standardization where results would lead the library to make more deliberate and confident data-informed decisions for student success. It will also report the initial results of a case study, what has been achieved, and what remains to be accomplished in the future. This poster is intended for academic and public librarians who are interested in learning about a new assessment tool in order to measure the impact of their outcomes for instruction, events, spaces, and more.