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Discussion of the history, significance, and process of Functional Area Assessment at FSC, with examples and tips for improving assessment plans and reports.
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Functional Area Assessment Liaisons Meeting Farmingdale State College September 20, 2019
Status of FA Assessment • History of Functional Area Assessment at FSC • Where we are Now • 2019-20 is the fourth Cycle • Middle States Self-Study • Significance of Functional Area Assessment: • Support College Budget Process & Allocation of Resources • Support for Decision-Making • As Evidence for Funding Requests or Other Changes • For Continuous Improvement & Evidence • Black Board for Assessment
Assessment Process Review • Goals • Reflect the purpose and function of the unit • Lack specifics • Example: Contribute to the professional development of Faculty so they may excel in their responsibilities at the College. • Objectives • More specific than goals • Are measureable • Example: • CTLT annual workshop will be attended by a large percentage of Faculty. • CTLT fall and spring workshops will help Faculty with their teaching responsibilities.
Assessment Process Review • Method of Assessment • How are we going to demonstrate that we achieved our objective • Example: • The attendance rosters from the 2019-20 workshops will be compared to the attendance rosters from the 2018-19 workshops. • An opinion survey will be conducted in May 2020 among all Faculty who participated in workshops during the year. • Expected Results • The criteria by which you judge if you met your objective • Example: • Total attendance at the 2019-20 workshops will have increased by at least 10% over total attendance at the 2018-19 workshops. • At least 80% of faculty surveyed will perceive that the CTLT helped them with their teaching responsibility.
Assessment Process Review • Closing the Loop • Results not as expected • Action aimed at improvement • Repeat assessment • Example: Results: • Total attendance at the 2019-20 workshops increased by 12% over total attendance at the 2018-19 workshops– met objective • 65% of faculty surveyed perceived that the workshops helped them with their teaching responsibility – did not meet objective Action Aimed at Improvement: • Faculty stated in the survey that they wanted more support for instructional technologies so each workshop will now include a section on how the workshop topic can be enhanced by modern instructional technology.
Things to Look for when Reviewing Plans • If a goal was not met in the last cycle’s report, is it reassessed in the closing the loop section? • If a goal is reassessed from last cycle under the closing the loop section, is there another goal assessed this cycle? • Are related College and Divisional goals provided? • Is the College goal from the 2022 Strategic Plan goals? • Is the Functional Area goal general and related to the area’s mission? • Does the objective support the goal? • Is the objective measureable?
Things to Look for when Reviewing Plans • Is the method of assessment appropriate for the objective? • Is there a true measure specified? • Will required resources be available to do the assessment? • Does the expected result include a time frame? • Should there be a baseline or benchmark for the expected outcome? • Are the expected results realistic? • Is the related student outcome box filled in if applicable?
Things to Look for when Reviewing Reports • Are the actual results reported using the same metric as was specified in the expected results? • If a survey was done, was the number of responses adequate? • Is ‘Actions to Take’ section filled out if objective not met? • Is the budgetary request specific?
