Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness

Assessment

Documenting our institutional effectiveness through systematic and ongoing assessment provides us with guidance for decision making; it also offers concrete evidence to SACS and other TTUHSC constituents that we are committed to continuous improvement. Among the relevant questions for consideration in the assessment process, the following are most important:

How are expected outcomes clearly defined in measurable terms for each educational program as well as for administrative and educational support services?

What is the evidence of assessment activities for each educational, administrative, and educational support unit?

What is the evidence for broad-based participation in assessment activities?

How are periodic reviews, in which programmatic outcomes such as retention, graduation rates, employer and alumni satisfaction, and the like assessed, reviewed and used for improvements?

How does the institution’s use of assessment results improve educational programs and administrative and educational support services?

Stated succinctly, assessment answers the question “Are our efforts bringing forth the desired results?” It allows us to have confidence that our decisions to implement programmatic modifications, revise policies, or adjust procedures are based on evidence and can be evaluated for effectiveness over time with additional assessment measurements. As our colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth University state, “We need to know how we are doing before we can do better.”

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