W10 - Meeting Skill Assessment Needs with the ELIPSS Transferable Skill Rubrics

Program Abstract: Transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving are frequently cited as important outcomes for STEM programs. However, these skills are not always explicitly developed or assessed during typical coursework. In a well-aligned curriculum with skill-based learning goals, students are given assignments that compel them to develop particular transferable skills. Feedback and assessment must close this loop for gains in student skill. The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with strategies to tailor the ELIPSS transferable skill feedback rubrics (elipps.com) to particular assignments within their courses, thus allowing for the assessment of skills for their own courses. The ELIPSS feedback-focused skill rubrics will be explored within the context of typical assignments in STEM classrooms to demonstrate how these rubrics can be easily combined and customized to meet the assessment needs of any classroom or laboratory activity in which skill development is a desired component.