Program Annual Assessment Report (PAAR) Checklist
Program Description
Yes No Not Sure
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the program description clear to a layperson?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does the program description match current source documentation and website information?
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Yes No Not Sure
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the program outcomes flow from the program description?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the program outcomes match current source documentation and website information?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the outcomes represent program-level learning?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the outcomes clearly worded?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the outcomes avoid multiple verbs or “verbalized” nouns?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the outcomes measurable in the context of the classroom/program requirements, avoiding words such as “effectively” and "appropriately"?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the action words reflect a level of learning commensurate with program-level?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the number of program outcomes reasonable/realistic?
Measures & Performance Targets:
Yes No Not Sure
☐ ☐ ☐ Are at least two direct measures identified?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is at least one direct measure an applied measure of learning?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is at least one indirect measure identified for the entire program or for at least one PSLO?
☐ ☐ ☐ For each measure, is it clear what the students will do to demonstrate what was learned?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does each outcome have at least one associated measure?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each a measure of the program, not a course?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does each measure have an associated target?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are targets clearly identified and measurable (i.e. not grades unless it is shown that the grade reflects the targeted outcome?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each target reasonable and achievable?
Results and Interpretation
Yes No Not sure
☐ ☐ ☐ Are results reported for ALL measures? If not, is an explanation given for why not?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the results represent student learning?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the sample size representative of the program?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does the interpretation of results align with the measure, target, and PSLOs?
Action Plan(s)
Yes No Not sure
☐ ☐ ☐ Is at least one action plan for improvement presented?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does the plan address a met or unmet target?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does the plan detail who, what, when, and how?