Institutional Assessment Overview and Process

Institutional Assessment focuses explicitly on outcomes related to teaching and learning. 

The M.Ed. program(s) at the GSE actively engages in ongoing assessment, using results from measured outcomes to improve and provide the highest quality program to our candidates and ultimately, their students.  Additionally, the Assessment process at the GSE aligns with the requirements of our accrediting agency, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Assessment at the GSE includes Annual Assessment of Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs).  The PLOs are examined on a cyclical basis, so that each outcome is examined every other year. Each year the results are documented in an Annual Assessment Report.

Following the Annual Assessments of Program Learning Outcomes, the program completes a Program Review every five years, which includes an analysis of data from previous annual assessments, a self-study, and an external evaluation.