Alternative Assessment Reporting Proposals
Proposals for alternative assessment reporting must include the following
components:
- A detailed description of the assessment component within a given program's
specialized accreditation regime. This may take the form of material quoted or
copied from an accreditation handbook.
- A consideration of the relationship of that assessment component to university
assessment needs, which include the following for each program:
- Stated learning goals/objectives for students in the program;
- Documentation/assessment of performance within the program in
relation to those goals/objectives;
- Regular reporting of results and conclusions (scheduled, most
likely, to coincide with the programs' schedules for existing program review);
and
- Evidence of using assessment results and conclusions in
program improvement.
- A recommendation about aligning the two obligations. This may
simply entail an argument that the assessment component within a program's
accreditation regime already fulfills the university's assessment needs. Any
areas of apparent conflict between the two obligations should, of course, be
explicitly addressed.
Academic Planning and Assessment
Office of the Provost
First published: March 2000
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