Academic Program Assessment Template
Program (Name of Program):
Assessed by:
Date (Date/Cycle of Assessment):
Mission Statement:
Program Goals:
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Academic Program Assessment Template
Program Intended Learning
Outcomes (PILO)
PILOs state what students will:
Think (Affective)
Know (Cognitive)
Do (Behavioral)
OR, State Expectations Of:
Knowledge, Skills, and
Dispositions of Students
PILOs must (be):
Consistent with goals &
objectives
Reasonable given the ability of
students
Reflect key concepts
Clear with achievable results.
A distinction must be made b/n
outcome and process. The test
here is to state what
students/graduates will be able
to do upon graduation.
Conventionally, 4-6 PILOs are
sufficient!
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Means of Program
Assessment & Criteria for Success
Specific Means of Assessment (MOA) &
Criteria for Success (CS) must be
identified for each PILO. That is, how
are we going to measure our learning
outcome and how do we conclude that
students have achieved a specified
level of excellence?
Criterion vs. Normative-Based
Assessment that is program completer
performance compared to the criterion
set, or performance compared to a
national or other normative group
(standardized testing)
Direct vs. Indirect Means of
Assessment
Direct: Various indicators of student
learning outcomes: exams, papers, oral
presentations, portfolios, capstone
experience, etc, as evaluated by
rubrics, grading etc.
Indirect: Student perception and
satisfaction: end of semester
evaluations, surveys (alumni and
employer surveys, NSSE surveys)
Others: Enrollment trends etc.
Criteria for Success set the benchmark
for determining excellence
Summary of Data
Collected
Summarize the assessment
data resulting from the
actual implementation of
the means of assessment
outlined in Column 3.
Summary of Data should:
Be reduced to statistical
summaries
Indicate the extent to
which outcomes were
accomplished
Result from the MOA
earlier described
Be detailed to reflect
assessment actually took
place.
Use of Results
Closing the Loop.
The most important
section scrutinized by
accrediting agencies.
Explain the gap b/n
criteria set and actual
results and indicate how
results are used for
continuous program
improvement in:
Curriculum,
Academic process,
Assessment plan etc.
Academic Program Assessment Template
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