PAAR – Assessment Plans Program Name: Click here to enter text. Program Director: Click here to enter text.
Yes No Not Sure Program Description
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the program description clear to a layperson?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does the program description match current source documentation and website information?
Program Outcomes:
☐ ☐ ☐ 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?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the outcomes focus on learning achieved by the end of the program rather than the progress of learning throughout the program?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the outcomes clearly worded?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the outcomes avoid multiple verbs or “verbalized” nouns?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the outcomes avoid immeasurable or undefined adverbs, such as “effectively” and "appropriately"?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the outcomes measurable in the context of the classroom/program requirements?
☐ ☐ ☐ Do the action words reflect a level of learning commensurate with program-level?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the number of program outcomes reasonable/realistic?
Direct Measures & Performance Targets:
☐ ☐ ☐ Are at least two direct measures identified?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is at least one direct measure an applied measure of learning?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does each outcome have at least one associated direct measure?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is it clear what the students will do to demonstrate what was learned?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the measures associated with each outcome clearly explained with respect to what, how, when, where?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are measures truly program measures and not course assignments?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does each measure have an associated target? Is the target relevant to the measure?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each target reasonable and achievable?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are targets clearly defined in measurables, not grades?
Indirect Measures & Performance Targets:
☐ ☐ ☐ Are at least two indirect measures identified?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does each outcome have at least one associated indirect measure?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is it clear what the students will do to demonstrate what was learned?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the measures associated with each outcome clearly explained with respect to what, how, when, where?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are indirect measures consistently available for collection?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are measures truly program measures and not course assignments?
☐ ☐ ☐ Does each measure have an associated target? Is the target relevant to the measure?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each target reasonable and achievable?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are targets clearly defined in measurables, not grades?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are results reported for all direct measures? Are the results reported consistent with the assessment plan?
☐ ☐ ☐ If results are not presented, is it clear why?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the results meaningful to student learning?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the presentation of results (level/depth of information) sufficient to make a meaningful conclusion about whether or not the PLOs were achieved? Do results provide a metric beyond simple participation/completion of an assignment/project?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the analysis of results clear?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the sample reported adequate to make the results and interpretation of the results meaningful?
Summary of Results for Indirect Measures:
☐ ☐ ☐ Are results reported for all indirect measures? Are the results reported consistent with the assessment plan?
☐ ☐ ☐ If results are not presented, is it clear why?
☐ ☐ ☐ Are the results meaningful to student learning?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the presentation of results (level/depth of information) sufficient to make a meaningful conclusion about whether or not the PLOs were achieved? Do results provide a metric beyond simple participation/completion of an assignment/project?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the analysis of results clear?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is the sample reported adequate to make the results and interpretation of the results meaningful?
Proposed Action Plans:
☐ ☐ ☐ Is there at least one action plan presented?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each plan relevant to the results and to the program?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each plan clear, with concrete steps?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is each plan achievable?
☐ ☐ ☐ Is there an action plan included for each target that was not met?
Other:
☐ ☐ ☐ Has the assessment plan been improved based on past comments?
☐ ☐ ☐ Has the reporting of the assessment results been improved based on past comme