Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment 

"Assessment of student learning and achievement demonstrates that the institution’s students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their program of study, degree level, the institution’s mission, and appropriate expectations for institutions of higher education."

1. To what degree is the execution and assessment of educational goals and student learning outcomes consistent within program/degree levels? 

What efforts are being made to connect institutional SLOs to degree/program level SLOs, to educational experiences, and to the institutional and program level mission? 

2. Across departments/divisions/colleges, to what degree are systematic assessments used to demonstrate achievement of clearly-stated educational goals that support the mission? 

What process exists to determine SLOs and the standards by which students must meet them? How effective are we at demonstrating the relationship between SLOs and the mission? 

What process exists to collect data on graduates and alumni that support achievement of the mission? 

In what ways do we assess SLOs? In what ways are we communicating the assessment results to relevant stakeholders? 

3. To what extent are disaggregated assessment results used to analyze SLOs and how is this demonstrated, reviewed, and shared to improve educational effectiveness? 

4. What processes exist to engage third-party provider(s) in institutional assessment? 

5. How does the institution conduct periodic assessment of the assessment policies & procedures used for the improvement of educational effectiveness? 

6. How does the institution use assessment to improve educational effectiveness?