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Community Conference

Dr. Lindsey Daniels, Assistant Professor of Teaching, University of British Columbia. Diagnostic assessments are often used to measure mastery of prerequisite skills and preparedness for a given university course. In first year undergraduate math courses, where enrollment can be in the hundreds or even thousands at some institutions, students enter with a wide variety of backgrounds, skill sets, motivations, and preparedness. Due to the size and heterogeneity of each cohort, it can be difficult to provide individualized feedback and action-oriented insights for students or instructors. The "Calculus Baseline Assessment'' provides a scalable methodology to analyze student preparedness and evidence of activated mathematical skills through a multiple choice diagnostic assessment coupled with student text responses. In this talk, we will propose a framework for visualizing and interpreting results of this analysis and solicit your feedback. How might you, as an instructor, use these insights to better understand your students and inform your teaching?