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Assessment Associates Review, Spring 2015
Program Information
This section provides basic information on the report being reviewed--college, program,
year being assessed, and so forth.
College
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Department/Unit
Program Name and Degree (e.g., Accounting BA, Social Work MA)
Program/Year Being Assessed
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Submission Date of Report
Is the report submitted using the annual report template?
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Did the introductory page include a statement of department/unit/program mission?
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Actions Taken Based On The Previous Year's Assessment
This section focuses on the section of the annual report that explains how data and
information gathered from the previous year's assessment activities were put to use during
the year for which this report was written.
There are many ways in which assessment information can be used within academic
programs. What changes or topics for discussion did last year's assessment bring
about? (Check all that apply.)
Revise program learning outcomes
Change student experiences/activities in
specified courses
Change assessment methods, timing,
targeted population, other
Make major changes to textbooks/learning
resources used throughout the program
Modify, add, or delete course(s) in the
curriculum
Make non-curricular changes (e.g.
laboratory facilities, departmental policies or
procedures, student organizations, student
resources, change/addition/deletion of
advisory committee or other committees
Modify sequence of courses in the program
Add, delete, or modify services/support for
students
Refine/change/enforce prerequisites for
courses/major/program
Changes relating to program faculty numbers, areas of expertise, assignments,
other
Change course delivery/pedagogy (e.g.
online, blended, flipped courses, lab
courses, service learning course/projects)
Other
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Provides evidence that assessment activity has led to discussion, reflection, and decisionmaking
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
For changes made in response to last year's assessment, provides brief but comprehensive
description(s) of actions taken, including when steps were taken and by whom
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
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Summary of Current Year Assessment Activity Findings
This portion of the review examines the parts of the report that tell how and when
assessments were conducted, what information the assessment provided, and how the
information was shared with faculty in the program and other stakeholders.
First, what was assessed and how were assessments conducted?
Identifies the outcomes that were assessed
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Data are collected for all student learning outcomes and/or the program describes a
specific cycle of collecting data for each student learning outcome
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Provides enough information to understand the data collection process - e.g. methodology,
administered to whom (including description of process for sample selection, as
appropriate), by whom, when, how
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Second, what was learned from the assessments that were conducted?
Identifies measures for all learning outcomes assessed for the reporting year
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Provides sufficient and specific summaries of results for each assessment for each
outcome measured during the reporting period
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Presents results in such a way that they can be understood by persons outside of the
content area or persons reviewing the report a year or more after the report was written
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Not applicable
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Third, how was information gained from assessment shared and with what
individuals or groups?
Provides succinct and specific descriptions of when, how, and with whom assessment
findings were shared (or will be shared)
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Indicates that information was shared with all faculty
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Indicates that information was shared with relevant stakeholders beyond faculty
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
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Assessment Strategies Reported For This Year
Assessment strategies can be direct (measuring performance in observable ways) or
indirect (gathering evaluations through student self-report or the reports of others). This
section will provide a quick summary of the kinds of assessments that were used in the
current year.
What kinds of direct assessment strategies were included in this report? (Check all that
apply.)
Senior Thesis
Internship evaluation by a university
supervisor
Major project
Internship evaluation by a supervisor
outside of the university
Major paper/research paper
Evaluation by outside professionals
Oral presentation
Embedded test questions
Lab performance
Institutionally-developed pre-test
Portfolio evaluations
Institutionally-developed post-test
Comprehensive exams
Commercial instrument or test
Licensure/certification exam
Observations/ratings of student
performance
Internship work samples
Video or audio tapes of student
performance
Other
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Comments on direct strategies:
What kinds of indirect assessment strategies were used? Check all that apply.
Student program evaluation
Placement report/future plans survey
Student satisfaction survey
Focus group discussions
Alumni survey
Student interviews/exit interviews
Alumni interviews or focus groups
Employer surveys
Job placement rates
Employer interviews or focus groups
Graduation rates
Graduate/professional school acceptance of
program graduates
Other
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Next Steps for Action Based on Assessments
This section of the assessment report provides information on how the program intends to
put to use the information that was gathered from assessment conducted during the current
year.
What kinds of changes/action steps to be taken in response to this year's assessment are
discussed in this section? (Check all that apply.)
Revise program learning outcomes
Change student experiences/activities in
specified courses
Change assessment methods, timing,
targeted population, other
Make major changes to textbooks/learning
resources used throughout the program
Modify, add, or delete course(s) in the
curriculum
Make non-curricular changes (e.g.,
laboratory facilities, departmental policies or
procedures, student organizations, student
resources, change/addition/deletion of
advisory committee or other committees)
Modify sequence of courses in the program
Add, delete, or modify services/support for
students
Refine/change/enforce prerequisites for
courses/major/program
Changes relating to program
faculty—numbers, areas of expertise,
assignments, other
Change course delivery/pedagogy (e.g.,
online, blended, flipped courses, lab
courses, service learning course/projects)
Other
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As needed, briefly but specifically describes changes to be undertaken in response to
assessment findings
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
As needed, briefly but specifically describes reasons and/or evidence for the intended
changes/action steps.
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
For changes that are to be made, includes actions to be taken and time-line for taking
action
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
Information provided in this section is specific enough to serve as a guide for future action
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
If findings suggest no changes in the areas outlined above, a brief statement is included
indicating that no changes are anticipated and why
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
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Additional Comments Section of the Report
This optional section for the annual assessment report can serve a variety of purposes for
the program and is intended to capture thoughts, ideas, or program actions/activities not
covered in other sections of the report, but worth archiving for future use. Possible topics
might include lessons learned, current challenges, anticipated future changes/challenges,
thoughts for future assessment planning and activity, budgetary or strategic planning issues
for the program, program or assessment resources to explore, etc.
This section of the report was used.
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not applicable
The information included in this section is useful for understanding/interpreting this report
and/or adding to program activity archives and/or assisting with future program decisionmaking and assessment.
Yes
No
Partially
Unclear
Not Applicable
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Evaluation for the annual report as a whole:
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Final comments:
Reviewers and review date:
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