Some subscribers to TeamLearning-L might be interested in a post titled "Assessment Question (ahhhhhhhhhhhh :-) ! !) [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: In a recent popular TIPS thread "assessment question (AAAAUUUUGGGGHHHH)" psychologists commendably focus on testing so as to assess the effectiveness of their department's program for their *majors*. But how about the effectiveness of the GENERAL INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY COURSE given to tens of thousands of *both majors and nonmajors* nationwide every year ? Most psychologists appear to be either dismissive or oblivious of the fact that "Conceptual Inventories" <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_inventory>, developed through arduous quantitative and qualitative research by disciplinary experts, are currently being used to improve undergraduate - and some high-school - courses in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines (BUT NOT PSYCHOLOGY!) ************************************************* To access the complete 12 kB post please click on <http://tinyurl.com/y9se44y>. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University 24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands <[log in to unmask]> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake/> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi/> <http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com/> <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy <http://tinyurl.com/create.php>.] Hake, R.R. 2010. "Assessment Question (ahhhhhhhhhhhh :-)! !)", online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at <http://tinyurl.com/y9se44y>. Post of 3 Mar 2010 09:30:08 -0800 to AERA-L and Net-Gold. The abstract is being sent to various discussion lists and appears at <http://hakesedstuff.blogspot.com/2010/03/assessment-question-ahhhhhhhhhhhh.html> with a provision for comments.