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1. Round I (fall 2005) Round II (fall 2006) Round III Round IV COAL Antiquities English Art and Design Modern/Classical Languages Media/Journalism * Communication Check list for report on student learning improvement and validation Assessment Cycle Music Theatre and Dance Gather Evidence Interpret Evidence Mission/Purpose Objectives/Goals Outcomes CHAS Biomedical Nursing Physician Assistant Implement Methods to Deliver Outcomes and Gather Evidence * Communication Sciences Physical Therapy Social Work Validate current practices or address needed changes. Health, PE & Recreation Psychology Sports Medicine CHPA History Economics Defense Strategic Studies Assessment Report Philosophy Religious Studies Military Science * Political Science Sociology/Criminology College Assessment Tables Outcome Matrix Narrative Check List CNAS Chemistry Agriculture Applied Consumer Sciences The Narrative Portion Geography * Computer Science Biology The following items can be used as a guide to the content of the narrative portion of your Assessment Report. 1. Include a description of the process for accomplishing the assessment plan for your program. 2. Provide the mission, program goals/objectives, courses where objectives are addressed, and how objectives are assessed. Enter the information in the Outcome Matrix to summarize the objectives, course numbers, and type of assessment. These objectives should match catalog, program review, and accreditation documents. 3. Include a description of changes, improvements, and validations identified as a result of assessments. 4. Provide summary statements about results that support any changes and improvements. 5. Provide summary statements that validate current practices as outstanding and indicate the continuation of current practices. Mathematics Physics COBA *Industrial Management Accountancy Management Computer Information Finance/General Bs. Marketing COE *Counseling Early Childhood Educational Admin. Library Science Teacher Education Encouraging Improved Student Learning through Assessment Feedback Martha Kirker, Ph.D. Center for Assessment MarthaKirker@MissouriState.edu Supporting Evaluating • Assessment Council Created a Report Review Process: • To assist and guide programs in reporting accomplishments resulting from assessment of student learning. • Established Report Criteria 4. Reviewed Sample Program Reports • Developed a Feedback Form 5. Entered Information on Feedback Forms • Published the Feedback Form 6. Provided Feedback Forms to Programs Writing Program Report Feedback Form Departmental Assessment Plan Review Schedule Who assesses outcomes? Developing Comments Report Contents Established Undeveloped  College assessment table is under development but not included College assessment tables  Table shows multiple types of measures at multiple student educational career points  Did not indicate college assessment table was under development Format of the Assessment Report  Checked indicators of process on assessment report check list 1. Description of the process for accomplishing the assessment plan for your program.  Described process for implementing assessment plan  Used forums for planning assess-ment, discussing the results, sharing results, and applying results to improve student learning  Did not check indicators of process on assessment report check list  Listed cognitive, behavioral, and affective learning objectives in program outcome matrix 2. Mission, program goals/ objectives, courses where objec-tives are addressed, and how objectives are assessed.  Included assessment methods with objectives in program outcome matrix  Did not submit program outcome matrix  Implemented general changes or validations in response to assessment information 3. Description of changes, improvements, and validations identified as a result of assessments.  Implemented specific changes or validations in response to clearly related assessment information  Did not indicate changes or validations  Provided general assessment information to support changes or improvements 4. Include results that supported changes and improvements.  Analyzed and drew conclusions from collected data at multiple points in student’s educational career to support changes or improvements  Did not provide assessment information to support changes or improvements.  Provided general assessment information to validate current practices 5. Include results that validated current practices as outstanding and indicated the continuation of current practices.  Did not provide assessment information to validate current practices  Analyzed and drew conclusions from collected data at multiple points in student’s educational career to validate current practices Review Schedule for Program Assessment Reports What Is Assessment? Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning. It involves making our expectations explicit and public; setting appropriate criteria and high standards for learning quality; systematically gathering, analyzing and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations and standards; and using the resulting information to document, explain, and improve performance. Assessment helps us create a shared academic culture dedicated to assuring and improving the quality of higher education. AAHE www.missouristate.edu/assessment