Outcomes & Assessment
The Guide
Table of contents
Overview subsections
What is Outcomes Assessment?
- Message from the President President Pam talks outcomes assessment
- Definition Find out what it is all about. Start here.
- Guiding Principles Driving forces behind outcomes assessment
- Expectations Expectations/recommendations for the assessment process
- Benefits Who benefits and how
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why isn’t grading the same as Outcomes Assessment?
- Does this affect my Academic Freedom?
- Will the results have complete statistical validity and will they be useful?
- Isn’t this just a slippery slope leading to standardized testing?
- Is this just another academic fad that will be gone in a couple of years?
- Can the results of assessment will be used to evaluate faculty performance on merit or tenure and promotion evaluations?
- Our program/service area/admin area is working well, the students are successful, and therefore we don’t need to bother with assessment.
- We will just assign a single faculty or staff member to plan and conduct the assessment.
- Administration will use the results to eliminate programs.
Role of Participants
Outcome Types Defined
- Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOS) You should probably know these
- Development and Assessment of Institutional Learning Outcomes Details on the development process and assessment mechanisms
- Instructional Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) - Student Services Outcomes
Student Services Outcomes (SSOs)
Student Services Program Outcomes (SSPOs) - Administrative Outcomes Administrative Unit Outcomes (AUOs)
The Cycle
- Six Year Timeline (2016-2022) Timeline for the current cycle
- Data Analysis Expectations for data analysis and results
- Closing the Loop Reporting out and planning the next cycle
Instructional Servicessubsections
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Student Servicessubsections
Student Service Outcomes
SSOs and SSPOs Defined
Student Service Program Outcomes
Administrative Servicessubsections
Administrative Unit Outcomes
Referencesubsections
General
- The Cycle Six Year Timeline (2016-2022) Current Timeline
- Examples of Cross Over Assessment Examples of assessment tools that evaluate multiple outcomes
- Examples of Outcomes and Objectives Uses examples to exhibit the difference between objectives and outcomes
- Blooms Taxonomy A hierarchical model used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity
- Habits of Mind
- Departmental Outcomes Coordinator Job Description
- Departmental Outcomes Coordinators 2016-2017
- Outcomes & Assessment Guide (PDF)
Administrative Services
Instructional Services
Student Services
- Examples of Outcome and Objectives Student Service Areas
- Examples of Outcome and Objectives Student Service Programs
- Student Service Mission Worksheet
- Student Service Outcomes Worksheet
- Student Services Program Mission and Outcomes Worksheet
- Student Services Program Outcome Worksheet
- Student Services Program Assessment Worsheet