Creating a Multi-Year Assessment Plan

1
Creating a Multi-Year Assessment Plan

• Strategies for developing and using Assessment
  Planning Templates

2
Todays Topics

• Workshop objectives
• Elements of a multi-year assessment plan
• Why is a multi-year assessment plan important
• Things to consider when developing a multi-year
  assessment plan
• Using assessment templates
• Ghant Chart
• Chronological Assessment Template

3
Workshop Objectives

• At the conclusion of this workshop you
• Will be able explain a multi-year assessment
  plan.
• Will be able to recognize the elements and
  characteristics of a multi-year assessment plan
• Will be able to analyze variable and
  considerations that impact a multi-year
  assessment plan
• Will be able to design a multi-year assessment
  plan using one of the two templates used at
  Chaffey College.

4
Elements of a multi-year assessment plan

• What assessment evidence will be collected?
• When and how often will it be done?
• Who will assess and reflect on the results?
• How will results, implications, and related
  changes be documented.

5
Characteristics of a good Assessment Plan?

• Anticipates how the results will be used for
  improvement and decision making
• Was collaboratively created with input and
  discussion by the entire department
• Is ongoing rather than periodic
• Is systematic
• Is manageable

6
Characteristics of a good Assessment Plan?

• Over time, multiple data-collection methods are
  used
• Is conveyed to students and the students
  understand their role in assessment
• Leads to improvement
• Includes an evaluation of the assessment
• Describes the goals(s) of each planned assessment
  project

7

Things to consider when developing a multi-year
assessment plan

• Align assessment to the Program Review Process
• Look at when courses are offered
• Try to link course assessments to curriculum
  updates and the curriculum modification cycle (6
  years)
• Look at course relationships when developing the
  plan
• Prerequisites
• Co-requisites
• Linked classes such as lecture and practicum
  courses
• Course sequences
• Align assessments with evaluations from outside
  accrediting agencies
• Align assessments with funding opportunities such
  as VETA

8
Using Assessment Templates