Assessment & Evaluation

Brooke completed this course in Summer I 2015 and earned an A for her final grade.

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of:

• The types of higher education accreditation and accreditation processes.
• Outcomes assessment and institutional effectiveness movement, including an analysis of the forces behind the movement.
• Assessment components, effective developmental outcome statements, and the methods and techniques used in assessment.
• The skills necessary to develop an assessment program which meets typical state or regional requirements.

Demonstrate the ability to:

• Identify the purposes and role of assessment in student affairs and higher education.

Demonstrate identification of:

• The effective use of assessment results and the requirements for a comprehensive assessment program.
• Problems associated with outcomes assessment and institutional effectiveness.

Assignments

Assessment Plan

Purpose: Create an institutional profile and choose a functional area. Create a mission statement, one goal, and one developmental outcome for this functional area.

Guidelines: Include the elements of the functional area mission and developmental outcomes that were discussed in this unit.

Assessment Mapping

Purpose: Create a map of the programs and services offered in the functional area and which outcomes they align with. Include criteria for success.

Guidelines: Build on your mission statement, goal, and developmental outcome from the previous assignment.

Assessment Process

Purpose: Develop your assessment plan by identifying the participants to measure, evidence collection methods, and use of results.

Guidelines: Use the mapping from the previous assignment.