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Enhancing Institutional Effectiveness and Student Learning Outcomes through Comprehensive Assessment

This report highlights the university's need for improved documentation and analysis of assessment results for educational programs. It outlines the insufficient evidence of teaching effectiveness, student learning outcomes, and necessary improvements. The assessment measures and achievement targets identified require better interpretation, documentation of enhancements, and thorough engagement in discussing results at the departmental level. Recommendations include completing WEAVE assessments for the academic year and revising policies to ensure compliance with federal standards, improving the overall educational framework.

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Enhancing Institutional Effectiveness and Student Learning Outcomes through Comprehensive Assessment

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  1. SACS Monitoring Report Student Learning Outcomes

  2. Comprehensive Standard 3.3.1.1Institutional Effectiveness: Educational Programs • The university has not sufficiently documented that it: • Is assessing the extent to which it achieves its program and student learning outcomes • Is making improvements in its educational programs and student learning outcomes based on the results of those assessments

  3. Key Points • Highlight and interpret the results of assessment measures • Reveal the extent to which the outcomes have or have not been achieved • Document improvements in programs/student learning outcomes as a function of the results

  4. Reviewer Comments • We have identified the expected outcomes, assessment measures, and achievement targets. • Insufficient attention to the analysis—with a focus on describing and interpreting the extent to which the outcomes were or were not achieved • Insufficient evidence of improvements as a direct result (even when evidence showed minimum success)

  5. Department Chairs • Completion of WEAVE online for 2009-01 academic year—the assessment results, analysis and plans for improvement are needed • Please pay particular attention to the analysis of the results • Please pay particular attention to the plans for improvement • Please provide documentation of proposed changes

  6. Sources of Documentation • Adding a statement to the Curriculum and Course Change System • Please discuss with faculty the need to document use of assessment data/assessment analysis when proposing courses or curricular changes • Discussion of assessment results on departmental agendas and in your minutes • Include in department curriculum committee meeting minutes

  7. Federal Standard 4.4 Program Length • Doctoral program length • Policy versus Practice regarding number of hours above the masters (12 plus 18=30) or above the post baccalaureate (42 plus 18=60) • Handbooks must be online; number of hours delineated in the graduate announcements (courses and dissertation) • Change in our policy is recommended

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