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Academic Year 2009 - 2010
Self AssessmentSelf and student
SUNY AssessmentCourses and Student Skills
Self AssessmentSelf and student
SUNY AssessmentCourses and Student Skills
Self AssessmentSelf and student
Program ReviewPrograms
SUNY AssessmentCourses and Student Skills
Middle States AssessmentCollege
Self AssessmentSelf and student
Program ReviewPrograms
Student learning Your own teaching Assessed by course or whatever you
do!
General Education (GEAR) Do courses are fulfill General Education
requirements? Assessed at the course level.
Strengthened Campus-Based Assessment (SCBA) Do students possess necessary skills at
graduation? Assessed at course, major, and campus level.
Self review every five years. Program level.
Assesses the whole college. Campus Assessment Committee Reports directly to Dr. Griffin. Being implemented now.
Year One: Submit a plan. (Humanities, American History, Other World
Civilizations, Natural Sciences.) Year Two: Perform assessment.
(Math, Basic Communication [written], Western Civilization.)
Year Three: Reflect on results of last year’s assessment. (Foreign languages, Basic Communication
[Oral], Social Sciences, Art.)
Example: Intro Psych (Social Science) Sample: 114 students across 3 sections
SOCS 105.Level Percent
Failed to meet (<60% correct)
38.6%
Approaching (60 – 70%) 13.2%
Meeting (70 – 80%) 27.2%
Exceeded (80%+) 21%
Humanities Department found need for intermediate course between SKLS and ENGL 101; resulted in the creation of ENGL 100.
Psychology found students were adequate at memorizing facts, not so good at understanding and applying concepts.
Year One: Submit a plan. (Critical Thinking Group B.)
Year Two: Perform assessment. (Math, Basic Communication [written],
Critical Thinking Group C.) Year Three: Reflect on results of last
year’s assessment (Information Management, Critical Thinking
Group A.)
Natural Resources Conservation
Aquaculture and Aquatic Science
Renewable Resources Environmental &NRC Accounting, including
AS Business
Administration (AAS & AS)
Residential Construction Mechanical Engineering
Tech Design and Drafting
Tech Wood Products Tech Electrical Engineering
Tech Architectural Studies and
Design Liberal Arts Humanities
& Social Science
Agriculture: Clyde Cranwell Pei (Cathy) Xu
Business: Thomas Pilewski Paul Vosteen
Science & Technology:
Amelia Jeffrey
Liberal Arts: Bob Dushay Tim Gerken
Agriculture Engineering Agriculture Mechanics
(AOS & Certificate) Horticulture Natural Resources
Conservation Diesel Technology (AAS
and AOS) Landscape Architecture
Studies Individual Studies
Information Processing Food Service Administration Resort and Recreation BBA Office Management Travel and Tourism Casino Careers Professional
Development Auto Service Specialist AOS Auto Mechanics Certificate Automotive Technology BT,
BBA Massage Therapy Dietetic Technician
Sample “artifacts” from 17% of suitable students.
Not all courses follow strict standards for proper citation, especially for Power Point projects.
It is difficult even for faculty to keep up with all proper citation formats: APA, MLA, Chicago.
Locate, evaluate, synthesize information
Understand and use information
Failed to Meet 14% 26%
Approaching 41% 23%
Meeting 35% 47%
Exceeded 11% 4%
Associate Provost Paul Griffin Collects plans. Collects standardized reports.
General Education Assessment Committee A committee of Faculty Congress.
There are representatives from every school. Charge is to serve as a resource for
assessment. Serves as liaison for faculty.
Assessment needs to be simplified and become automatic.
Assessment may be able to cover multiple levels.
Where possible, assessment should be meaningful and useful to us. Tendency to shift resources toward what is
assessed. Results need to be disseminated and
discussed.