Annual Program-Level Assessment
Academic Departments and 通识教育
All academic programs are expected to assess 程序层次 learning and operational goals on an annual basis. Assessment reports and plans should be completed by September 15 of each year.
Best practice recommends assessing each learning goal twice during a 5-year review cycle. Departments are urged to use assessments that measure multiple learning goals ("work smarter, not harder") and capitalize on assessments organic to their programs, 比如实习评估, 学生教学回顾, and clinical performance assessments.All full-time faculty in a program should participate in the department's assessment process, from administering the assessments to interpreting the results and generating an action plan. Efforts should be made to include adjunct faculty in the process as well. When warranted, results should be shared with other stakeholders, such as students or 校友.
If the department’s assessment findings suggest a need for additional or increased resources, the program director/chair should meet with the School Dean to discuss the findings and the recommend action plan/resource requests. When appropriate, deans will advocate for academic departments in their school.
Assessment plans for the current academic year must be submitted to the respective School Dean by October 15.
评审过程
Annual assessment reports and plans are reviewed by the 学术评估委员会 (AAC) , and feedback is shared directly with each department in face-to-face meetings and/or by a scored 标题 that aligns with institutional requirements and articulates the characteristics of effective assessment.The AAC is further responsible for periodic assessments of the assessment processes. Results of these assessments are reported in the AAC's semi-annual reports to the Provost and 教师 Senate and may be accessed on the 学术评估委员会's website.
共享评估结果
All members of a department or program have a responsibility regarding assessment, both doing it and analyzing the results. Program-level assessment findings should be shared with and reviewed by all departmental faculty members.Departments are urged to consider ways to share assessment findings with key constituents, 即咨询委员会, 校友, 当前的学生, 未来的学生.
所有的学习评估, assessment data remains confidential and should be reported in aggregate form only at the program level. 教师 and program directors must adhere to FERPA regulations when reporting or sharing results. When student artifacts are submitted as part of a report, all identifiable information should be scrubbed from the document. 同样的, if "raw" data are attached as supporting evidence, all identifying information (students' names, 身份证号码)应该被删除. 教师 and/or course sections should not be identified either.
课程评估
Course-level learning goals are expected to be clearly articulated in each syllabus and congruent with 程序层次 learning goals. Syllabi should also include information about how the learning will be assessed, 何时进行评估, and how much each assessment is worth towards the final grade. 大学确定 具体的指示 for what needs to be included in each syllabus. School deans and/or program directors and chairpersons may review syllabi to ensure compliance. 教师 are required to submit copies of their course syllabi to the respective school office during the first week of classes.课程评估s may inform the development of new courses, 课程的取消, or substantial revisions to a course. Such changes are managed through the 课程委员会.