September 16, 2009
(IPIR)
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Reports will be due to your division
dean no later than October 7th
Please ensure that all quantitative data is
reported in the results section in
numeric form
Please ensure that all critical thinking
data (but only critical thinking data) has
been submitted to the OIR in an excel
spreadsheet
All outcomes need to be summarized
The analysis and action section is the
most critical piece of the report
THERE MUST BE SUBSTANCE HERE!!
Insufficient:
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“Goals were achieved, no further action
planned at this time
Better:
 “After analyzing the results of the year long
assessment process it is clear that students
are mastering the competency skills at or
above the criteria set forth by the faculty.
The department feels that the level of skill
demonstrated by the students warrant an
increase in the expected competency level.
For the upcoming assessment cycle we will
continue using the same assessment but
with our 2007-09 data as our new baseline,
and the criteria will now be 100% success.
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“After analyzing the results of the
year long assessment process it is
clear that students are mastering
the competency skills at or above
the criteria set forth by the faculty.
The department feels that this piece
of the curriculum is working well
and students are learning the
material in a consistent and
thorough manner. Therefore the
department will not continue with
this particular assessment in the
upcoming cycle. We plan to focus
our attention in a different area of
the curriculum that has not been
assessed in the past.
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what you learned from your
previous assessment to create a
new one
 If you have sufficiently covered a
particular outcome, feel free to
move on
 Communication and
computation will need to be
assessed in this cycle
 Feel free to try something new!
 Think about student learning
outcomes versus program level
outcomes
 Think about formative versus
summative assessment
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Summarizes
achievements for
the purpose of
accountability
Primary focus in
the 2007-09 cycle
End of quarter
testing or
evaluation
Culminating
project
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Designed to
evaluate learning
or methods in
order to make
immediate
adjustments
Basics covered in
2007-09, can focus
more on this type
Deeper level of
analysis,
reflection, and
action
Mid term exam
Reflective
assignment
 Course
completion or
retention
 Transitions into successive
courses, both within a
department and across
 Student success following
developmental courses
 Online versus face-to-face
 Success following transfer
 What
are you curious about?
 Don’t be afraid to question,
that’s the only way to improve!
 If you are unsure about data
please ask the Office of
Institutional Research
 Keep up the great work!