Continuous Improvement in the Education Unit:Closing the Loop of Assessment

Assessment DayChristopher Cratsley

Nancy MurrayAnn M. Hogan

January 19, 2010

Education Unit Assessment Process1. Identified Learning Outcomes2. Identified Key Assessments for Unit3. Set Performance Criteria and Benchmarks4. Identified Data Collection Points5. Input Data via Tk206. Reports from Tk20 – Disaggregate and Aggregate

Programs-Review disaggregated data by program-Propose action recommendations to Department and Assessment Committee

Assessment Committee-Reviews aggregated data against benchmarks-Reviews Program Action Items-Institutes Unit level revisions

Report to and Receive Feedback and Data from Stakeholders

Closing the Assessment Loop

Training of Assessors– Inter-rater reliability exercises– Defining elements

Assessment Committee-Reviewed aggregated data against benchmarks-Reviewed Program Action Items-Instituted Unit level revisions

Closing the Assessment Loop

Assessment Rubrics– Realigned/clarified– Embedded

Assessment Committee-Reviewed aggregated data against benchmarks-Reviewed Program Action Items-Instituted Unit level revisions

Closing the Assessment Loop

Assessment Rubrics– Realigned/clarified– Embedded

Training of Assessors– Inter-rater reliability exercises– Defining elements

Assessment Committee-Reviewed aggregated data against benchmarks-Reviewed Program Action Items-Instituted Unit level revisions

Closing the Assessment Loop: Continuous Improvement

Today’s presentation Continuous Improvement in the Education Unit: Closing the Loop of Assessment, can be

found at:

www.fsc.edu/assessment/documents/AssessmentDay01-19-10.ppt

Assessment DayChristopher Cratsley

Nancy MurrayAnn M. Hogan

January 19, 2010