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Assessment Methodology
Three Types of Evidence
Direct Evidence: evidence gathered from a performance-based observation or sampling of student work.
Example: (Academic) using a rubric to evaluate the quality of student papers. (Non-academic) using website traffic to evaluate how often students use library resources
Indirect Evidence: evidence that assesses the perceptions of students or faculty.
Example: (Academic) surveying students about the practicality of their writing curriculum. (Non-academic) using a survey to assess how students perceive the quality of mental health services
Authentic Evidence: evidence refers to assessment which measures a student's ability to apply his or her knowledge in real world applications (such as an internship).
A multimodal assessment plan includes multiple forms of assessment. Consider a multimodal assessment plan for a well-rounded view of student learning!
Assessment Management Systems (AMS)
Assessment Management Systems (AMS) are browser-based web applications that enable institutions to systematically collect data for assessing student learning. Through their digital workspace, AMS have the capability to measure assignments, journals, evaluations, and academic artifact collections, all of which are grounded in student learning outcomes and the institutional mission. The system stores and organizes data for reporting using analytics.
Seaver Assessment Sites
Each program at Seaver College has an assessment site. These sites provide a comprehensive view of all of the assessment work each program has been participating in. We've made this version of the assessment sites public so that programs can look at each other's work and share assessment approaches and methodologies. Each site will include the individual program's program learning outcomes, annual assessment, curricular maps, and past program review.
Reports
Data is collected and analyzed to establish how well the University is meeting its student learning outcomes in three areas: Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), the WSCUC five core competencies, and Seaver College General Education. The data is analyzed by faculty, students and administrators through different university and college wide committees. Reports are developed to provide support for data driven decision making. The reports are available on this website for community viewing.