2016 Assessment Report Feedback Form – Tier 3 Programs
University Assessment Coordinators Committee
Department/Program:
Reader(s):
Criteria Met
(Met/Partially Met/Not
Met/Unclear/Not Applicable)
Please reflect on your program’s assessment process
and feedback provided by the University Assessment
Coordinators Committee last year. What did you
change or do differently with regards to your
assessment processes? Provide at least two concrete
examples. (If you did not submit a report last year,
please indicate this.)
Criteria:
 Narrative acknowledges last year’s feedback.
 At least two clear examples of changes to the
assessment process are described.
Do you have student learning outcomes for your
degree/program? If yes, please list them here. (Please
note that student learning outcomes for your graduate
program should be different from those you may have
for your undergraduate program since a higher level
of learning would be expected.)
Criteria:
 Student learning outcomes are provided.
 Student learning outcomes are different at
Tier 3 Feedback Form – 2015-2016
Specific Comments
graduate and undergraduate levels.
What discussions have taken place with the faculty
regarding assessment of student learning outcomes?
Please provide details of the meeting(s) and who was
involved.
Criteria:
 There has been discussion among the faculty with
regard to assessment.
 Specific details of people and meetings involving
assessment were provided.
 The department/program discovered something
concrete either about student learning or the
assessment process in general.
What steps have your department/program taken
over the last year to implement your assessment plans
(if plans were in place)? Include specific examples
such as curriculum mapping or developing tools such
as rubrics, development of test questions, surveys, etc.
and indicate which student learning outcomes were
assessed.
Criteria:
 The department/program has worked on assessment
since last year.
 There are concrete examples of forward progress.
 There is an example of at least one assessment tool or
completed assessment activity
Do you have any assessment of student learning
results to share? If so, please include. What are the
plans for your program to improve from Tier 3 to
Tier 2 status? What concrete steps will you take next
year to improve? Provide timeline and who will be
involved.
Tier 3 Feedback Form – 2015-2016
Criteria:
 There has been discussion among the faculty with
regard to assessment.
 The department/program discovered something
concrete either about student learning or the
assessment process in general.
 Some results (even preliminary results) are available
and included in report.
 There is a concrete plan in place to move assessment
forward.
 The plan and a vision are clearly articulated.
Tier Status
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
The program should maintain its Tier 3 status.
The program’s tier status should change (please
specify).
Comments:
Tier 3 Feedback Form – 2015-2016
Recommended Tier Status at End of 2015-2016