STRATA: A Spreadsheet Tool for Multidimensional Analysis of Operations Research/Management Science Assessment Test Data

Susan W. Palocsay (), Scott P. Stevens () and Luis J. Novoa ()
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Susan W. Palocsay: Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
Scott P. Stevens: Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
Luis J. Novoa: Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801

INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2020, vol. 21, issue 1, 41-56

Abstract: Accrediting organizations in higher education have shifted emphasis from indirect measures such as student course evaluations, focus-group interviews, and employer surveys to direct measurement of student performance using appropriate assessment instruments. In response, we developed a spreadsheet tool for reports and analysis of test assessments (STRATA) to document and evaluate quantitative data from test questions linked to learning objectives in an introductory undergraduate management science (MS) course. STRATA automatically generates a variety of tables and charts that allow us to examine our students’ achievement at three different levels: individual question item, MS topic (subsets of items), and total score. It also tracks test results over time and produces summary reports. In this paper, we discuss STRATA’s features, its usefulness in meeting accreditation requirements, and how it can provide faculty with valuable feedback in ways that encourage meaningful conversations about course content and pedagogy.

Keywords: accreditation issues; assessment; teaching management science; closing the loop; assurance of learning; earning outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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