| Session Title: Using Program Evaluation to Make Curricula Resource Decisions |
| Think Tank Session 374 to be held in Room 104 in the Convention Center on Thursday, Nov 6, 3:35 PM to 4:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the AEA Conference Committee |
| Presenter(s): |
| Rhoda Risner, United States Army, rhoda.risner@us.army.mil |
| Discussant(s): |
| Thomas Ward II, United States Army Command and General Staff College, thomas.wardii@us.army.mil |
| Abstract: The United States Army Command and General Staff College (USACGSC) leadership uses a systematic approach to curriculum development requiring curriculum change to be grounded in evidence of need for change. The Accountable Instructional System (AIS) is the process used to annually evaluate all USACGSC curriculums for change, additional prominence, or plunging. The course author presents evidence of analysis and measures of student learning in a program evaluation Post Instruction Conference (PIC). It is during the PIC that leadership determines the quality of the curricula, makes suggestions for either expansion and/or changes. This think tank facilitator will make a short presentation about the AIS to include the program evaluation PIC process. That will be followed by a facilitated discussion about what other systems educational institutions use to make curriculum decisions. The facilitated discussion will also include a portion about what leaders need to know from a program evaluation in order to make decisions about educational resources. |