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A School Assessment Coordinator's role is to
support programs assessment coordinators by helping them define
objectives/outcomes (especially student learning outcomes),
develop a plan to assess whether these objectives are being
met and use the results of their analysis for improvement. |
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The purpose of the School Assessment Coordinator
is to provide support for the school and its departments and programs
to develop and implement outcomes assessment plans, with a primary
emphasis on the direct assessment of student learning outcomes.
The coordinator will help each degree-granting program, graduate
and undergraduate, define their mission, goals, and most important
objectives/outcomes (including student learning outcomes); develop
a plan to assess whether the program’s objectives/outcomes
are being met; and demonstrate that assessments results are being
used for program improvement, especially with respect to student
learning. While indirect assessments (e.g., surveys, interviews)
are encouraged to supplement direct assessment methods, they are
not sufficient indicators of student learning. The overall goal
of the School Assessment Coordinator is to assist pro-grams in developing
assessment plans that are both feasible and useful and that concentrate
on the program’s most important learning outcomes. The School
Assessment Coordinator’s work can and should support the school’s
re-accreditation process.
This position would report to both the Dean and
the Vice President and Provost. It is recommended that the School
Assessment Coordinator be a tenure track faculty member who has
a background and interest in assessment, but the appointment will
be made by the Dean and approved by the Provost. It is possible
to share this responsibility among more than one faculty/staff member.
The School Assessment Coordinator will work in conjunction with
the Dean and the Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies
(IAS), the office with primary responsibility for coordinating aca-demic
assessment at the University.
IAS will act as a resource and provide training
for the School Assessment Coordinator, who will in turn act as an
assessment resource for program faculty. The School Assessment Coordinator
will assist IAS in collecting program-level assessment plans for
each degree-granting program in the School. Once these plans are
collected, the School Assessment Coordinator will assist IAS in
providing specific feedback about the plans to departments and programs.
Implementing the plans will be the responsibility of the individual
programs. Convening a school assessment council/committee is recommended
but not required. This council/committee could review assessment
plans and results and provide feedback to programs. Its role would
be strictly advisory
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