2016-17 Narrative Assessment Plan Template
Steps to include while conducting and reporting on your annual assessment activities:
Step 1: Connect to Mission
Outcomes should be tied to the mission and goals of the college. If you can demonstrate this connection, it is important
to include it in the report but not required if not used to inform assessment discussions.
Step 2: Identify Outcomes
Identify the measurable knowledge, skills, behaviors, and/or attitudes of the learner at the end of a learning activity
(class, course, program). What will students be able to think, know, or do as a result of the educational experiences?
(Please specify whether this outcome primarily focused on the Major/Minor, Gen Ed, or both.)
Step 3: Assess Learning
Use at least one direct (assesses students’ demonstrated understanding or skill application. It is a data source or tool
used to indicate the attainment of a student learning outcome by directly observing student demonstration of their
knowledge or skill) measurement method per outcome. What assignments or projects demonstrate student learning
outcomes can be measured? What evidence do you have regarding student engagement with the learning outcomes?
Step 4: Analyze Results
Describe the results of the assessment. Use tables and graphs if appropriate. Be sure to include the time period, number
of students, etc. Do the results represent any trends? Do the results represent an acceptable level of achievement?
What could be done to improve student learning? Do the results surprise you/your department/program?
Step 5: Document Improvement—“Close the Loop”
How did you use the results to improve learning or the program? Did you enact any curriculum or programmatic
changes as a result of the assessment results?
Step 6: Plan for the Future
What will you do next? Do you plan to re-visit past assessment results? Will you move on to your next learning
outcome? Assessment is a process, so discuss your next steps based on what you learned from the current results.
2016-17 Narrative Assessment Plan
Department/Program:
Prepared by:
Assessment timeframe:
Date Submitted:
Step 1: Please briefly explain the connection between program goals and R-MC mission & curricular goals?
Only include if actively used in guiding faculty conversations about program learning outcomes.
Step 2: List all current program learning outcomes:
Please list even those you are not assessing this year.
Step 3: What specific outcome(s) did you measure last year and how did you measure it/them?
In addition to the measures (direct, indirect measures), did you have any targets or expectations for performance?
Is this outcome primarily focused on the Major/Minor, General Education, or both Major/Minor and Gen Ed?
Step 4: What are the results of your previous and current assessment efforts?
Please include any documentation or reports that were useful to your program as you examined the results.
Step 5: What changes did you make as a result of the information you collected and analyzed?
Please describe the implementation of any new changes to the department/program because of the data collected?
Step 6: What are your next steps in your ongoing assessment process?
Include any useful guidance on your plans for the upcoming year to help inform the future assessment process.
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