Transcript Speech Communication

Speech Communication
Assessment Day
Critical Thinking
Introductions
Did you like these questions?
2. The speaker creates a thesis and message relevant to the audience.
YES ___ NO ___ N/A ___
3. The speaker reasons logically, providing evidence that supports the thesis.
YES ___ NO ___ N/A ___
4. The speaker provides oral reference to credible sources exposing bias as necessary (e.g.,
author/authority, title, date, website, data base, journal, book, etc.)
YES ___ NO ___ N/A ___
2014-2015 Results
Total Response 3,176!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Speech Faculty are #1
We had more responses than anyone else
Best Practices
• How many used the Thinker’s Guide to Analytic Thinking?
• How many used the wheel?
• Who created a new assignment to prepare students for critical
thinking assessment?
• Share? Please?
• What might you do in the future?
Supporting materials
a. minimal or insufficient use or synthesis of supporting materials.
b. partial or nearly sufficient use or synthesis of supporting materials.
c. synthesis of appropriate supporting materials.
d. synthesis of significant supporting materials.
#
Answer
Response
%
1
A. Minimal or insufficient
use or synthesis of
supporting materials
217
7%
2
B. Partial or nearly
sufficient use or synthesis
of supporting materials
580
19%
3
C. Synthesis of
appropriate supporting
materials
1,042
33%
4
D. Synthesis of significant
supporting materials
906
29%
0
E. Not Assessed
383
12%
Total
3,128
100%
The speaker creates a thesis and message
relevant to the audience.
#
Answer
Response
%
1
Yes
2,439
78%
2
No
211
7%
3
N/A
180
6%
0
Not Assessed
297
9%
Total
3,127
100%
The speaker reasons logically, providing
evidence that supports the thesis
#
Answer
Response
%
1
Yes
2,319
74%
2
No
303
10%
3
N/A
209
7%
0
Not Assessed
292
9%
Total
3,123
100%
The speaker provides oral reference to
credible sources exposing bias as necessary
#
Answer
Response
%
1
Yes
1,823
58%
2
No
663
21%
3
N/A
260
8%
0
Not Assessed
379
12%
Total
3,125
100%
Discussion?
Break
• Eat Drink and Be Merry for 10 minutes and then sober up and get
back to work
Interpersonal Communication
Assessment Plan
• Liza Schellpfeffer and Tina Tan
Interpersonal Communication
Assessment Plan
(Liza Schellpfeffer and Tina Tan)
2014 – 2015
• Researched/ reviewed available IC-type Assessment Tools
• Contact Kory Floyd for advise on any known IC Assessment Tools
• Reviewed 181-statement Spitzberg and Cupach measure
• Categorized relevant statement under five areas (Floyd’s Competent
Communicator): Adaptability, Cognitive Complexity, Empathy, Ethics,
Self Awareness
• Feedback from Mayra and Mollie on new categorization
• Laura Blasi advised we generate our own version of statements
Interpersonal Communication
Assessment Plan
(Liza Schellpfeffer and Tina Tan)
2015 – 2016 Plan
• Work with Laura Blasi’s team to create a Likert-scale tool with
statements
• Pilot tool in Fall 2015
• Implement tool in all 1017 classes in Spring 2016
Discuss and Revise 5 Year Goals
• Year 4: 2015-16 already targeted for Interpersonal Communication
• Year 5: 2016-17
• Creating a rubric to measure communication competency from an
interpersonal standpoint
• College-wide assessment of communication
We’re out of here
Turning it over to
Deidre Holmes DuBois and April Raneri