How Institutional Research Supports Course

and Program Level Outcomes Assessment

Developing Outcomes Assessment and Evaluation Capacity

Among Faculty and Program Staff

PHILOSOPHY:

Institutional Research supports and promotes a philosophy of participatory outcomes assessment and evaluation practice.  This approach informs the activities of the Institutional Research Office in terms of supporting program stakeholders in building their own assessment and evaluation capacity in an effort to develop stakeholder knowledge and skills to conduct research, gather data and interpret research results, and understand and use findings to improve program outcomes and service delivery.

RESOURCES:

• Presentation: Building Evaluation Capacity to Support Program Review
• Program Improvement Resource Guide
• A Guide to Developing Your Assessment Plan
• Instructional
• Student and Academic Support Programs
• College Services and Other Administrative Units
• Brief Guide to Developing Surveys
• Brief Guide to Survey Sampling
• Teaching and Learning Bibliographies
• CSU Sacramento – Center for Teaching and Learning Book Library
• Teaching, Learning and Assessment Guides for Faculty
• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• University of Georgia Center for Teaching and Learning
• CSU Sacramento – Center for Teaching and Learning
• Western Michigan University – Office of Faculty Development
• SMC Teaching and Learning Resources
• S/ILO Committee Website
• Key Resources: Annotated Bibliography
• Online Links
• Harvard Graduate School of Education – Usable Knowledge
• North Carolina State University – Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
• Student Learning Outcomes in the CSU – Links to Scoring Rubrics
• CSU Institute for Teaching and Learning – Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Providing Direct Support to Faculty and Programs

Developing Assessment Plans

·         Workshop Schedule

·         Sign up procedure

Providing Access to Standardized Reports of Achievement

or Indirect Learning Outcomes

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Providing Access to External Sources of Data Related to Achievement

or Indirect Learning Outcomes

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