Analysis and Use of Results
Assessment outcome results are analyzed and used to identify areas where changes in policies and practices may lead to improvement, inform institutional decision-making, problem identification, planning, goal setting, faculty development, course revision, program review, and accountability or accreditation self-study.
Actions Taken based on Assessment Results
Examples of actions taken from educational program assessment reports
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Instructional Strategies
- Collaboration among students
- Peer Assessment
- Additional Faculty feedback/support
- Moving course content to online module
- Faculty clarifying assignment instructions
- Assigning a case study
- Small groups/group projects
- Sharing good/bad examples
- Emphasizing content
- Differentiating content
- Supplemental resources
- Institutional resources
- Guest lecturer
Course Content/Assignments Modified
- Adding practice exam to the course
- Additional online modules
- Utilizing new text book
- Practicing presentations
- Assignment rubric revisions
Assessment Process
- SLO made inactive
- New SLOs created
- Means of Assessment change
- Faculty development/best practices
- Criterion for Success revisions
*These actions provide better data but do not directly improve student learning
Curriculum Revisions
- Adding prerequisite requirements
- Course sequencing adjusted
- Removing a course
- New/revised course proposed/required
- Curriculum review/mapping
Examples of actions taken from support unit assessment reports
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Internal Operations
- Process change
- New process
- Compliance activities
- Professional Development
- Internal Communication
External Impact
- Marketing
- Surveys of stakeholders
- Workshops & trainings
- Expand programming
- Collaboration/partnerships Outreach
- Advocacy Communication
Assessment Process
- Means of Assessment change
- Criterion for Success revision
- Establish New Outcome
* These actions provide better data but do not directly improve the outcome