Assessemnt Institute Learning Factors
Case Study Research Meeting
May 31, 2005
Minutes
1. Assess research question – Don to revise based on discussion
Main question
Expect this to change throughout the research process
Scott:
For adult learners who are improving their assessment practice, what extrinsic factors or combination of factors most influence learning, mindset change, or performance improvements during a four day workshop?
Dan and Don:
For adult learners who are improving their assessment expertise and practice, what extrinsic factors or combination of factors most influence learning, mindset change, or performance improvements during a four-day workshop?
For next paper:
What are the intrinsic long-term behaviors that were produced?
Subquestion comments:
Cultural norms: meaning status quo or vision for future or both?
Motivation of faculty – at what point in time? before, during, after workshop
New question: What perceived intrinsic long term behaviors were produced?
2. Meeting Log – Dan to post what “owners” of info send to him
Post all documents produced on one page with links to everything
Owners of various documents make sure to get each one to Dan
Keep each documented activity as a separate one to link to
Dan keeps list of documents produced and maintains
3. Assess factors – Bob to plan for collection and analyze
TH - Have group make lists of top barriers to progress and factors involved with each barrier
Bob/group collate major factors group found and ones we already identified
F - Come back to group: have them add to and rank barriers and then factors within barriers
4. Interviews in Social Science –
Tris to modify instrument, pilot 2 interviews W, conduct interviews TH
Don to contact Scott for release forms
Pilot interview tomorrow with the research group on Wed
Do about 8 interviews 15 minutes each (2 TH morn, 2 lunch, 3 TH aft, maybe 2 or 3 more on F.)
Do notes to interviewee for whole group on Wed afternoon with a story about myself to set up readiness of participants to share as well.
Switch questions 2 and 3
question 5 changed spared to catalyst and incident to incident or incidents
Make sure to get to 4 and 5 where the meat is
5. Team meeting and information flow – Don to lead organization
Don to lead planning and will dialogue for contributions with individuals
TH 4:45 - 6:15 evening need meeting to process what has been learned (1.5 hrs)