The Personal Inquiry Questionnaire aims to help faculty, students, and administrators reflect on issues associated with developing a learner-crientered environment.
For a complete guide to learning-centered assessment, please see the following references:
Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Cross, K. P., & Steadman, M. H. (1996). Classroom research: Implementing the scholarship of teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Huba, M.A., & Freed, J. E. (2000). Learner-Centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Wiggins, G. P. (1993). Assessing student performance: Exploring the purpose and limits of testing. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
THE PERSONAL INQUIRY QUESTIONNAIRE
Experiencing a learner-centered environment through assessment
- How can I design a curriculum or course with learning outcomes in mind?
- How can I use assessment results to change my course or programs?
- In what ways can my peers and I dialogue about the interrelationship of courses and experiences in our department, classroom, or program?
Using rubrics to inform students of your expectations
- How would you describe exemplary work?
- How would your students describe exemplary work for your class?
- How do I plan to provide feedback to my students?
Student feedback as a resource to enhance student learning
- What techniques do I use to collect student feedback?
- How have I systematically incorporated these techniques into the classroom?
- How do I use student feedback to inform my educational practices?
Intended learning outcomes are student-focused
- In what ways can my colleagues and I make the intended learning outcomes of our program more focused on student learning?
- In what ways can I make the intended learning outcomes in my courses more focused on student learning?
- What classroom activities or assignments are most useful for students in achieving the intended learning outcomes?
- What do students learn from these activities?
Creating a community of learners
- How can I further develop my teaching and learning?
- What questions will I need to ask in order to alter existing behaviors?
- What tools will I need to improve student learning?