Student Success

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Classroom Experience Project

Project Status: Closed

The purpose of this project was to develop and implement a holistic classroom evaluation process that is used consistently and broadly across PSU with the goal that each department would adopt and leverage this new classroom experience process. The project piloted an updated classroom experience instrument and assessed the results. The project is closed with recommendations made to senior leadership that outline what is needed to fully realize an updated course evaluation process at PSU. 

Accomplished

  • Pilot Instrument complete.
  • Winter 2023 Pilot launched.
    • 200 Courses participated in the pilot (English, Chem, Math full department participation).
  • Created improved communications to students.
  • Developed qualitative questions. 
  • Conducted factor analysis on pilot data. 
  • Needs assessment complete 
  • Rowanna Carpenter engaged in discovery to inform the next phase of the project. 
  • Final project reports and recommendations were compiled. This phase of the project will be closed. 
  • Link to recommendations: https://www.pdx.edu/student-success/ascend-initiative 

In Progress

  • N/A

Project Team

Sponsor: VPSS Erica Wagner and VPFS Chris Monsere
Project Leads: Matt Carlson and Yves Labissiere
Project Manager: Andrea Garrity
Team: Amanda Singer, Alexander Sager, Cindy Baccar, Kathi A. Ketcheson, Rowanna Carpenter. Jeanne Enders, Jones Estes, Betty Izumi, Jennifer K Kerns, Mollie Janssen, Marie Lo, Chris Monsere, Raiza Dottin, Janelle DeCarrico Voegel
Collaborators: Office of Academic Innovation, Office of Institutional Research and Planning