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.