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Assessment Planning and Reporting. Administrative, Academic and Student Support Units August 8, 2013. Changes for 2013-2014 Assessment Plans and Reports Due Dates Assessment Plans: September 1, 2013 Assessment Reports: June 15, 2014 New Assessment Template
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Assessment Planning and Reporting Administrative, Academic and Student Support Units August 8, 2013
Changes for 2013-2014 • Assessment Plans and Reports • Due Dates • Assessment Plans: September 1, 2013 • Assessment Reports: June 15, 2014 • New Assessment Template • Link to new Mission Statement • Link to Strategic Plan • Three (3) Outcome Statements
New Assessment Template • Available online http://www.mvsu.edu/ir • Cleaner and easier to follow the assessment process • Includes changes to the process • Removed staff involvement section • Added link to strategic plan for each outcome statement • One (1) additional outcome statement
Link to New Mission Statement • Mississippi Valley State University, as a Carnegie Classified Master's University, provides comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs in education, the arts and sciences, and professional studies. The University is driven by its commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, service, and research--a commitment resulting in a learner-centered environment that prepares critical thinkers, exceptional communicators, and service-oriented, engaged, and productive citizens. MVSU is fundamentally committed to positively impacting the quality of life and creating extraordinary educational opportunities for the Mississippi Delta and beyond. • No citations necessary • Available online at www.mvsu.edu/ir
Link to Strategic Plan • Implementation of Strategic Plan • Guiding Document • Establish a link, similar to mission statement • Helps to focus outcome statements • Helps to prioritize • Helps to focus time and resources • Available at www.mvsu.edu/ir
Three (3) Outcomes Statements • Increased from 2 to 3 • For at least one outcome statement, use 2 means of assessment; • NOTE: On the new form, a second means of assessment is recommended for the first outcome statement.
Additional Points • Use the Guidelines Document and Checklist • Select Valid Means of Assessment • Otherwise: • It’s impossible to assess the outcome • The data collected is useless • The results won’t have any meaning • Can’t tell if the outcome was achieved • Use of Results should have already happened • Timeline for assessment activities are NOT the same as report due dates • Express this part of the report in past tense
Submission of Plans/Reports • Email Plans and Reports to your Vice-President • They will forward to me • Reviews/Evaluations • Reviews/Evaluations will be submitted to Vice-Presidents • They will forward to you
Questions? Sharon Freeman, Ed.D., Assistant Provost-Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Strategic Planning Sutton Administration Building, Suite 445 sharonf@mvsu.edu 662-254-3811