The Case for Assessing Quantitative Reasoning in Student Writing part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
"As in book literacy, evidence of students' ability to play the messy game of the [quantitative reasoning] discipline depends on seeing whether they can handle tasks without specific cues, prompts, or ...

Assessing Quantitative Reasoning in Student Writing part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
"[Quantitative Reasoning] is largely absent from our current systems of assessment and accountability." -National Council on Education and the Disciplines, Mathematics Association of America, and ...

Applying the Rubric Outside Carleton part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
QuIRK is currently engaged in five feasibility studies to learn how our assessment rubric and process can be adapted to meet the needs of a wide variety of institutions. We have completed collaborations with ...

QuIRK Goals for Student Learning part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
QuIRK sets programming priorities by identifying needs through the assessment of student performance. In the summer of 2004, the QuIRK Steering Committee read a sample of papers drawn from 100 student writing ...

Baseline Assessment Results part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
"Even for works that are not inherently quantitative, one or two numeric facts can help convey the importance or context of your topic." -Jane E. Miller, The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers Many ...

Research Findings Based on Assessment Data part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
Findings from Assessment of Student Work Prior to QuIRK Among the most startling findings was how infrequently students used numeric evidence when such evidence would have powerfully set the context for an ...

QuIRK's Assessment Protocol part of QuIRK:QR Assessment
Selecting a Sample of Student Papers In 2001, Carleton's Writing Program began assessing writing proficiency in student portfolios. Collected at the end of the sophomore year, Carleton's portfolio ...