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Barbara Walvoord

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About Barbara E. Walvoord, Ph.D

Chair of Assessment Committee, Fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, and Concurrent Professor of English, University of Notre Dame, Indiana.

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Barbara Walvoord

Assessment of Student Learning: Clear, Simple, Feasible, and Useful

with Barbara E. Walvoord

In consulting, my goal is to help move the whole institution forward on assessment in a significant way. Thus I do not accept engagements for less than two days. My usual format is this:

Before my visit:
Intensive preparation in which we talk, I read material you send me, and we try to get me as familiar as possible with your situation and your needs.

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Student Ratings Pilot Program

Survey 25 classes free!
The IDEA Pilot Program allows campuses to gain firsthand experience with the system to assess its fit with the campus culture and needs. Read more.

Testimonial

The IDEA administrator feedback systems have provided Angelo State administrators with a better tool by which to improve their personnel interactions and office services.

Sarah M. Logan, Director of Institutional Research & Assessment, Angelo State University

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