Assessment of Student Academic Achievement

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Assessment of Student Academic Achievement
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What is Assessment

• An evaluative process
• Provides continuous review and oversight of
  curriculum

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Three Questions

• What are we trying to do?
• How well are we doing it?
• How can we improve what we are doing?

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Why Assessment?

• Support student learning
• Ensure student academic achievement
• Improve instructional programming

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Assessment at Eastern

• NCHEMS Approved Plan
• National Center for Higher Education Management
  Systems
• LOT Recommended
• BOG Approved

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Who Is Involved

• Academic Services
• Learner Support
• Students
• Workforce Education

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Components

• Entry Level Assessment
• Process Level Assessment
• Long Term Level Assessment

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Entry Level Assessment

• Entry level testing
• Accuplacer

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Process Level Assessment

• Course Level Assessment
• Program Level Assessment
• Tracking Studies
• course completion, drop rates, pass rates
• Student Surveys
• withdrawing student, course evaluations

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Process Level Assessment

• Summative assessment
• Internship/Capstone Assessment
• WorkKeys
• Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress
  (MAPP)
• Graduating Student Survey
• Program Graduation Rate
• Advisory Committee Input/Focus Groups

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Long Term

• Alumni Survey/Graduate Tracking Studies
• employment
• continuing education data
• Employer Satisfaction Survey

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Progress/Changes Since the 2006 HLC Self Study

• Revision on Assessment Plan
• Course Level Assessment Added
• Writing Across Curriculum Removed
• General Education Course Mapping Completed
• MAPP adopted for Spring 2008 implementation
• IDEA Center Pilot Project Adopted
• Individual Development and Educational Assessment
• Course Evaluation Service

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Progress/Changes Since the 2006 HLC Self Study

• Faculty Development
• Assessment Handbook
• Development/orientation sessions addressing
  assessment
• Eastern Assessment Web page
• http//www.eastern.wvnet.edu/hidden20wps/Assessme
  nt/assessment.htm
• Virtual Faculty Lounge
• http//faculty.eastern.wvnet.edu/index.php
• Student Newsletter Assessment Article