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State of Assessment Report

School Name Date

1. What infrastructure currently exists to support assessment at [School Name] (e.g., personnel,

assessment centers, budget, resources, assessment-related grants, local expertise, and

administrative support)? How is assessment collected and stored?

2. What are the current challenges and obstacles that prevent the institutionalization of

assessment at [School Name] (e.g., obstacles to faculty and staff engagement)? How have those

challenges changed over time?

3. What are the needs and issues that should be addressed to advance assessment efforts at

[School Name] (e.g., budgeting, philosophical issues, and workload issues)?

4. What is the status of assessment in [School Name] academic programs (classroom assessment,

course assessment, program assessment; how programs have completed assessments, including

closing the loop) OR status of assessment in student affairs and administrative units (how they

have completed assessments, including closing the loop)?

5. What is the [School Name] climate related to assessment (student, faculty, staff, and

administrator perspectives on assessment)?

6. Overall, what percentage of [School Name] programs have learning outcomes, a curriculum

matrix, and an assessment plan? What percent of the learning outcomes have been

assessed? What percent of course syllabi include the course and relevant program level learning

outcomes?

7. To what degree are rubrics being used effectively? Are portfolios used?

8. Are program learning outcomes connected to the Mission and how is student performance in

this area assessed? If no assessment is currently undertaken, specify the plan for addressing this

need.

9. Do program learning outcomes for diversity exist and how is performance in this area

assessed? If no assessment is currently undertaken, specify the plan for addressing this need.

10. Are students involved in the assessment of learning, program review, etc., and if so, how are

they involved? If not, what is the plan for increasing student involvement?