Pace University Assessment Plan

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Pace University Assessment Plan
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Outline

1. What is assessment?
2. How does it apply to Pace?
3. Whos involved?
4. How will assessment be implemented ?

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Outline

1. What is assessment?
2. How does it apply to Pace?
3. Whos involved?
4. How will assessment be implemented ?

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Assessment and Assessment Planning

• Strategic plans broad goals and measurable
  objectives or outcomes
• Assessment based on goals and objectives
• To improve student learning and development
• Continuous improvement of campus operations
• Assessment Planning dynamic, responsive process

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A Definition

• The systematic collection, review and use of
  information about educational programs undertaken
  for the purpose of improving student learning and
  development. (Marchese,T.J., AAHE Bulletin,
  1987)

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Assessment and Accreditation

• An accredited institution is characterized by
  the
• linkage of outcomes assessment to the
  institutions ongoing planning and resource
  allocation process and to strategic efforts to
  improve institutional quality.
• Middle
  States Association,
• 
  Characteristics of Excellence (2002)

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Assessment vs. Evaluation

• Aggregate
• Developmental
• Program Improvement
• Feedback
• Formative
• Internal

• Individual
• Evaluative
• Individual reward
• Accomplishment
• Conclusive
• External

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Outline

1. What is assessment?
2. How does it apply to Pace?
3. Whos involved?
4. How will assessment be implemented ?

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The Pace Mission Statement

• Presents
• the Universitys fundamental values
• goals and objectives to be assessed
• Opportunitas
• Best possible private education - excellence
• Diverse, talented student body
• Self-evaluation, student growth, civic engagement
• International emphasis
• Incorporate technology

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The Pace University-wide Assessment Committee

• Develop University-wide assessment plan
• Support schools and other units in implementing
  assessment
• Establish an assessment culture to improve
  institutional effectiveness

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Assessment Plan Procedures

• The Office of Planning, Assessment, Research and
  Academic Budgeting on behalf of the Provost

• Oversight
• Repository
• Support and Guidance
• Funding Source
• Dissemination

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Outline

1. What is assessment?
2. How does it apply to Pace?
3. Whos involved?
4. How will assessment be implemented?

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Whos involved in Assessment?

• Assessment benefits from collaboration among
• Faculty
• Administrators schools/college and other units
• Current students and alumni/ae
• Academic administrative support staff
• Employers

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Faculty Primary Role

• Determine scope of assessment program
• Develop working definition of assessment for
  their program(s)
• Write goals and measurable objectives
• Select or develop  instruments  for assessing
  student learning outcomes
• Administer instruments gather data
• Evaluate findings
• Design and implement action plans

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Administrators Schools and Other Units

• Encourage development of assessment plans in
  their units
• Support assessment activities
• Collaborate in its implementation
• Institutionalize the use of assessment results
  for improvement of schools and units
• Relate assessment to institutional effectiveness
• Participate in ongoing evaluation and improvement
  of the assessment program

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Students and Alumni/ae

• Get Involved - assessment done for you and with
  you, not to you
• Know what is expected of you in the assessment
  process
• Respond to surveys
• Initiate assessment of student activities
• Work with Alumni Association and other alumni/ae
  groups in designing and implementing the
  assessment program

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Academic and Administrative Support Staff

• Create consensus on major goals and objectives
• Establish links to Mission Statement and
  Strategic Plan
• Identify major constituencies
• Identify assessment methods
• Interpret results
• Use information for improvement

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Employers

• Feedback on student skills, abilities and
  attitudes
• Reports on co-op and internship experiences
• Provides basis for internal review of curriculum
• Develop liaison relationships with schools, the
  College and units

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Outline

1. What is assessment?
2. How does it apply to Pace?
3. Whos involved?
4. How will assessment be implemented?

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Timeline

• Initial plans submitted September 1, 2004 through
  December 31, 2004.
• Plans reviewed by University Assessment Committee
  on behalf of Provost
• Feedback and assistance
• Establishing ongoing assessment loop

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What should be assessed?

• Academic Departments
• Student Learning Outcomes Core, Undergraduate
  Majors, Graduate Programs
• Academic Support Units
• Administrative Support Units
• Institutional Effectiveness

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Help and Assistance

• University Assessment Committee
• Office of Planning, Assessment, Research and
  Academic Budgeting

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Workshops

• Getting Started With Assessment
• Learning Goals, Outcomes and Assessment Tools
• Classroom Assessment Techniques
• Mapping the Curriculum
• Creating Rubrics as a Tool
• E-Portfolios as an Assessment Tool
• NSSE and Its Implications for Teaching and
  Learning

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Conclusion

• Assessment not new to Pace
• Differentiated between assessment and evaluation
• University wide all entities
• Faculty central for academic areas
• University Community collaboration
• Outcome higher quality experience for our
  students
• Thats why were here

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Outcome higher quality experience for our
students

• Thats why were here
• http//www.pace.edu/assessment