Assessment Report Guidelines for AY 2015-2016
Support Units
Annual Assessment Reports Due: August 1, 2016
Report Actions Taken, Results, Analysis of Results, and Actions Planned for each outcome so that
an external reviewer (outside of your unit) can understand.
Stand-alone support units report only on 2 outcomes.
Support units that contained multiple units (rolled up) report on 1 outcome per individual
unit.
Individual divisions/colleges may set earlier deadlines and/or more requirements for reporting 20152016 assessment data. Although individual assessment requirements may differ slightly from the
institution's requirements, they must meet all institutional expectations.
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Report Components
1. Actions Taken
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Summarize the actions (in the past tense) staff took to improve the Outcome
during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
Reference last year's Action Plan and explain any modifications that were made.
2. Results
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Report data collected from the Means of Assessment by stating the Results in terms
of the Criterion for Success.
Using the drop down box in TracDat, indicate whether or not the Criterion for
Success was met.
3. Analysis of Results
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Summarize the relationship between Actions Taken by staff to improve the outcome
and the Results.
• In staff's professional judgment, did the actions taken improve, not improve
or had no impact on the outcome?
• In other words, does it appear that the Actions Taken had an impact
on your Results? Why?
• Were there other variables that could have impacted the Results? If so, what
were they?
• What types of circumstances remained constant so that faculty could
see the impact of the Actions Taken (i.e., delivery method, instructor,
class schedule, etc.)?
Report staff's interpretation of the Results and identify any area for further
improvement or reinforcement.
• Based on a thorough analysis of the Results, what area will staff target to
improve or reinforce?
Attach appropriate documents to support Results or Analysis of Results.
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If changing the Outcome or Means of Assessment, explain the reason for the change.
4. Actions Planned
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Collaborate with staff to develop an action plan to address the identified area from
the Analysis of Results for improvement or reinforcement.
Summarize the steps in the action plan that staff will take to improve the
Outcome in the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
If changing the Outcome or Means of Assessment, include a draft of the new item.
Suggestion:
For a more robust action plan consider implementing actions that impact the outcome
outside of the activity where it is assessed. To achieve unit level improvement take actions in a
series of activities (e.g., compliance) that contribute to the outcome's success.