FACT Program
Formative Assessment of Classroom TeachingGoal: Assist faculty members with their own reflective teaching by providing anonymous mid-semester feedback from their students.
Consultants: Trained by having a FACT, observing a FACT, and conducting a FACT under observation. Consultants meet at the beginning and end of each academic year. 14 FACTS were conducted during Spring 2009.
Timing: FACTs are conducted mid-semester, after students have received at least one grade but with enough of the semester left for potential changes.
Process: After a FACT is requested, CAC assigns a trained consultant from a different college to visit one of the faculty member’s classes, usually during the last 20 minutes. The faculty member leaves; the consultant asks the students to work in groups of 6-8 to consider how well they are learning in the class. The consultant and the students discuss the responses and help one another better understand the pedagogical choices made by the faculty member. The consultant will then meet with the faculty member for 30 minutes to deliver the results. The consultant merely acts as a spokesperson for the students. The consultant’s role is not to evaluate the class or the faculty member.
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