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| Assessment plans and analyses, summarized in the format
provided in the assessment template, are posted on the University of Idaho
VandalWeb. Click
here to access the Online Assessment System. You will need
your VandalWeb login to post your
assessment information. |
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Getting Started with the On-line
Assessment System
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Click
here to access the site. You will need your VandalWeb
login to post your assessment information. |
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Select your
College and hit SUBMIT (Mac users, press the Return key instead
of hitting SUBMIT). |
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Select your Program and hit
SUBMIT (Mac users, press the Return key instead of hitting SUBMIT). |
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Note the five
columns of the Assessment Plan:
1) Learning Outcomes
2) Assessment Tools and Procedures
3) Benchmarks
4) Results
5) Innovative Curricular and Co-curricular Actions |
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Each column has an
"Edit" link. Hit EDIT to enter, remove or change information within each
column. Enter the text as
you want it to appear (you can copy/paste from a Word document or other
e-format); use bullet points, paragraphing, and other formatting features as
appropriate. To line up the columns you must enter a dividing line
between paragraphs by typing <hr>. |
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NOTE: you must hit
SUBMIT to save your work. This includes any changes/additions you might
make to previously submitted text. |
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Important
Dates within the Annual Assessment Cycle |
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Due 9/15
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Column 1 (Learning Outcomes) |
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Learning Outcomes should be reviewed and updated. Each outcome should be
linked to one of the institutional level learning outcomes (required before
advancing in the system). |
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Due 10/1 |
Column 2 (Assessment Tools and Procedures)
Column 3 (Benchmarks) |
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Assessment Tools and Procedures and Benchmarks have been carried
forward from your 2007-08 Assessment Plan. These may need to be updated for
those outcomes for which you will be collecting data during the current fall
and spring semesters. |
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Due 10/15 |
Evaluate 2007-08 Assessment by "Closing the Loop"
(Link in the On-line System) |
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This section asks you to discuss
the effectiveness of the changes you made during the previous year. Based on
the actions you took, what changes did you make and how effective do those
changes appear to be? This section will open in May for those who complete
their assessment cycle at the end of the semester and wish to update it
early. It will remain open until 10/15 for those who continue to work on
their plans over the summer. This section will be appended to the previous
year's plan and will not be accessible for editing after 10/15).
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9/1 to End of Academic Year |
Data collection should occur during fall and spring semesters.
On-line space is provided to upload files at any time. These should include
such things as meeting minutes, data summaries and analyses, rubrics, and so
forth. Data should be available for faculty discussion in April and May. |
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4/30 to Beginning
of Fall Semester (10/15) |
Column 4 (Findings)
Column 5 (Innovative Curricular and Co-curricular Actions) |
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Findings and Actions are due by 10/15. This is the time when faculty
will meet to discuss the data collected during the assessment and the actions to be
taken as a result of your findings. Minutes from this meeting are a required upload in the system.
Faculty should use this time to look at assessment findings, summarize
important points, determine actions to be taken as a result, and the effects
of changes from the previous year. Also use this time to anticipate the
outcomes you intend to measure in the coming year and what methods/tools
might need to be in place and ready for the coming fall.
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