Assessment 101

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Assessment 101

• Office of Planning and Assessment

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Setting the context

• Our mission vision provide a context within
  which we will assess student learning
• The mission and vision guide our institutional
  culture which affect the form and process of
  assessment
• The learning goals, objectives and outcomes we
  develop should be consistent with the Penn State
  Altoona mission and vision in order to best serve
  our faculty, students and all other stakeholders

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Penn State Altoona Stakeholders and Levels of
Assessment

• Staff
• College Advisory Board
• Other members of the community
• Employers

• Students
• Parents
• Alumni
• Faculty

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Highlights of PSU Altoona Plan for Assessment

• College-wide Assessment
• Begin discussion with stakeholders on goals for
  students graduating from Penn State Altoona
• Form Altoona Assessment Committee
• Cultivate relationships with other locations
  interested in similar issues
• Program Assessment
• Developing Program goals and objectives
• Map goals and objectives to courses in the
  programs
• Work on accreditation issues in relevant programs
• Course Assessment
• Workshops for faculty on classroom assessment
• Send faculty to workshops and invite prestigious
  speakers to Penn State Altoona

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What are the expectations for a Penn State
Altoona graduate?

• Skills
• Characteristics
• Knowledge
• Proficiencies
• Qualities
• Capabilities

• Level of Expertise
• Abilities
• Experiences
• Aptitudes
• Traits