From Compliance to Empowerment: Leveraging Transparency in Assessment Practice with Dr. Gianina Baker

In this episode, Dr. Gianina Baker, Associate Director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership and Acting Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), explores how assessment practices in higher education can shift from a compliance-driven model to one focused on student empowerment and continuous improvement.

Key themes include:

• Evolving Assessment Practices: Baker outlines how assessment began with an accreditation-driven approach but has increasingly moved towards a model that values student-centered and improvement-focused assessment.
• Transparency in Communication: The NILOA Transparency Framework is highlighted as a guide for institutions to effectively communicate assessment practices and learning outcomes to both internal and exter ...