ERIC Number: EJ1467696
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-4622
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Putting Students at the Center: A Critical-Interpretive Approach to Assessment in the Introductory Communication Course
Drew T. Ashby-King1; Melissa A. Lucas2
Communication Teacher, v39 n2 p135-149 2025
Dominant approaches to assessment have often limited students' ability to share their perspectives on course experiences. Further, assessment approaches are often disconnected from pedagogical practice and reinforce the status quo. In this article, we outline our critical-interpretive approach to a four-year cycle of assessments examining instructor feedback in an introductory communication course. After each assessment, we adapted how we trained instructors to provide feedback. Ultimately, we utilized our assessment findings to reimagine curricula in ways that incorporate an equity-minded, iterative, and dialogic approach to provide feedback to students.
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Student Centered Learning, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Student Attitudes, Course Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education, Teacher Role
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Communication, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA; 2Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, USA