Moving Assessment Across ALL
Programs and Operations
Effective AssessmentSolutions for Accreditation
Institutional and Program Level Samples
• WASC
• NCATE, AACSB, ABET, NLNAC. Etc.
Commonalities
• Educational effectiveness at the core• Perform with respect to program standards or
performance indicators• Achieve objectives, goals, mission• Must show integration of processes so that cyclic
review and improvements are possible• Systematic Evaluation of Students, Curriculum,
and overall Effectiveness• Follow-up, i.e. after completion of program
Institutional Mission – General Education
• Programs must support institutional mission
• General Education is a substantial component of each undergraduate program
• Programs support student learning
• Programs utilize appropriate assessment to ensure quality
• Continual review
How to address all MASTERS!
• Design a process by which information can be utilized for multiple MASTERS
• Establish clear and SIMPLE processes• Data should be relevant• Easily monitored at all levels• Methodologies developed for displaying
results• Review and begin again
University Wide Assessment Model
UNIVERSITY Mission Statement Goals
General Education Competency Plans & Reports
College Level Data not in electronic format
Non-Artifact Based Data College Assessment Plan
Artifact
Program Level Assessment
Non-Artifact Based Data
Artifact
Department Level Assessment
Non-Artifact Based Data
Course
Artifact Non-Artifact Based Data
Artifact Non-Artifact Based Data
Candidate Level Information
Artifact Non-Artifact Based Data
UNIVERSITY LEVEL
College/Program Assessment Plan
Program/SPA Level Assessments
UA Fort Smith
• Old Process – Unmanageable, no relevant information, burden to faculty and staff, disconnected with student learning, no feedback
• New Process – Data readily available, can directly link to student assessment, able to show linkage to institutional standards and objectives across all documents and coverage of standards
Sample Process to Achieve All Results
• Colleges write assessment plans that will measure student learning– May use components from College/Program level
accreditation performance standards, assessments, and reports (Current LiveText Usage for COE, COB, COH)
– If not accredited by outside agency, should write plan to support university program review processes
• Each plan should possess two student learning objectives and one general education learning objective
Sample Process continued
• Colleges submit plans for all approved programs – (Lowest level to submit is AAS, AA, AFA, etc.)
• Plans are peer reviewed by university assessment committee– Plans are scored utilizing a rubric correlated with
university general education competencies or standards• Adequate plans are activated
• Inadequate plans are rewritten until satisfactory
Sample Process continued
• Colleges/Programs write an annual report reviewing the results of their plan
• These reports are peer reviewed by university assessment committee– Reports are scored utilizing a rubric correlated
with university general education competencies or standards
• Adequate reports are accepted and archived • Inadequate reports are rewritten until satisfactory
Now WHAT?
• University level assessment committee and chair discuss the overall quality of all plans and reports.
• Committee makes recommendations for procedural or content changes for plans or reports
• Colleges/Programs will submit a plan for the following year which might be either a continuation or a new plan depending upon the recommendation of the committee.
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results from Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Current LiveText
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results for Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
SLC Accepts Plans
SLC Reviews Plan SLC Rejects Plan
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results from Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
SLC Accepts Plans
SLC Reviews Plan SLC Rejects Plan
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SLC Assessment Plan
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
SLC Accepts Plans
SLC Reviews Plan SLC Rejects Plan
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results from Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SLC Assessment Plan
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SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SLC Assessment Plan
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
SLC Accepts Plans
SLC Reviews Plan
SLC Reviews Reports
SLC Rejects Plan
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
SLC Accepts Reports
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results from Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
SLC Reviews Reports
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SLC Assessment Plan
SLC Reviews Reports
SLC Accepts Reports
SLC Reviews Reports
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SLC Assessment Plan
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
SLC Write Annual Summary of Reports
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
SLC Accepts Plans
SLC Reviews Plan
SLC Reviews Reports
SLC Rejects Plan
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
SLC Accepts Reports
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results from Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
SLC Reviews Reports
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
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SLC Write Annual Summary of Reports
SLC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SLC Plan with Template
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SLC Assessment Plan
Student Creates Artifact with College Define Template
SLC Write Annual Summary of Reports
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
SLC Accepts Plans
SLC Reviews Plan
SLC Reviews Reports
SLC Rejects Plan
Faculty Scores Artifact with a College or Departmentally Selected/Created Form or Rubric
SLC Accepts Reports
Institution Establishes Student Learning Committee (SLC)
Colleges/Departments Write Assessment Plans from Results to meet Goals, Missions, Accreditation Criteria
Colleges/Departments Utilize Selected Elements and Results from Assessment Plans for SLC Assessment
SLC Reviews Reports
Faculty Design Curriculum and Assessment to Improve Learning
Non-Accredited ProgramsNon-Academic Programs
Academic Support Programs
• The following slide would be used to demonstrate how non-accredited, non-academic programs, and academic support programs would work through the assessment process.
• This process could be employed as the methodology by which you satisfy your QEP for SACS
SAC Designs Assessment Plan & Report Template, Rubrics, Guidelines
Colleges/Departments Write SAC Support Plan with Template
Colleges/Departments write annual report for selected artifacts and results that were part of the SAC Assessment Plan
SAC Write Annual Summary of Reports
Colleges/Departments Implement Plan
SAC Accepts Plans
SAC Reviews Plan
SAC Reviews Reports
SAC Rejects Plan
SAC Accepts Reports
Institution Establishes Status of Accreditation Committee (SAC)
SAC Reviews Reports
UA Fort Smith
Tim Martin, Ed.D.Director of Institutional Effectiveness
University of Arkansas – Fort Smith 5210 Grand Avenue/PO Box 3649 Fort Smith, AR 72913