<p>Program Assessment Review</p><p>Assessment Guidelines Form</p><p>Items that should be included in program assessment submission: From LOA - Student Learning Outcome Alignment Form From the Department - Course Assessment Data </p><p>1. Program: ______</p><p>2. Course Prefix/Number/Title: ______</p><p>3. Point of Contact/Author(s) of Assessment: ______</p><p>4. Dept. Chair: ______</p><p>5. Is a rubric required? Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ☐ </p><p>6. Is there a rubric? If so, please include.</p><p>7. Include assignment details.</p><p>8. Core Objectives Required (Refer to THECB form): </p><p>☐Critical Thinking Skills ☐Communication Skills ☐Empirical and Quantitative Skills</p><p>☐Teamwork ☐Personal Responsibility ☐Social Responsibility</p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 1 Program Assessment Review</p><p>☐Core Objective of Choice</p><p>9. Core Objectives Required (Refer to course’s Student Learning Outcome Alignment Plan): </p><p>☐Critical Thinking Skills ☐Communication Skills ☐Empirical and Quantitative Skills</p><p>☐Teamwork ☐Personal Responsibility ☐Social Responsibility</p><p>10. Core Objectives included in the Assessment: </p><p>☐Critical Thinking Skills ☐Communication Skills ☐Empirical and Quantitative Skills</p><p>☐Teamwork ☐Personal Responsibility ☐Social Responsibility</p><p>11. Required Core Objectives Met? Yes ☐ No ☐ ______</p><p>12. Provide Sample Size & Population Size. </p><p>(Sampled Students & All Students in the Course & Program): </p><p>______</p><p>13. Sufficient Sample Size?</p><p>______</p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 2 Program Assessment Review</p><p>14. What are the ideal criteria, or the ideal target? (What is the current satisfactory level for the outcome Ex: 85% proficiency?)</p><p>______</p><p>15. Sufficient ideal criteria?</p><p>______</p><p>16. What were the Enhancement Strategies (Ideas for Improvement)?</p><p>______</p><p>17. Sufficient Enhancement Strategies?</p><p>______</p><p>18. Comments on the Core Enhancement Strategies (Use of Results).</p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 3 Program Assessment Review</p><p>______</p><p>19. Sufficient Enhancement Strategies?</p><p>______</p><p>20. Recommendations.</p><p>______</p><p>21. Notes. (Enhancement Plan Comments)</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 4 Program Assessment Review</p><p>Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Excellence by improving Student Learning and Services!</p><p>Core Assessment Plan</p><p>1. Core Enhancement Process (Changes) </p><p>Outline how you are measuring core objectives. </p><p>1. What tools are you using to measure and evaluate?</p><p>2. Define acceptable criteria. What is the current satisfactory level for the outcome (Ex: 85% proficiency)? </p><p>3. What is your process and timeline for the process?</p><p>Helpful Resources:  Capstone assignments</p><p> Rubrics</p><p> o Department/Faculty created rubrics</p><p> o Modified versions of the VALUE rubrics</p><p> o NILOA Rubrics</p><p> Use current assignments and make necessary modifications </p><p> Interactive assignments and games</p><p> Pre-assessment and Post-assessment</p><p>2. Core Objectives Assessment Data (Changes) </p><p>Provide the measurements and data summary outlined in the Core Enhancement Plan. Try to include all relevant resources: </p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 5 Program Assessment Review</p><p>1. Direct Evidence/Data</p><p> o Student learning outcomes assessment data</p><p>2. Indirect Evidence/Data </p><p> o Completion rates for courses (IR may be able to assist with this)</p><p> o Alumni employment data</p><p> o Student surveys</p><p>3. Indirect or Direct Evidence/Data (Is Direct if the Evidence/Data includes an expert opinion of the student learning outcomes)</p><p> o Employer satisfaction surveys and comments</p><p> o Community and professional feedback</p><p>4. Log of program changes</p><p>5. Advisory Board minutes and agendas</p><p>3. Core Assumptions & Conclusions (Changes)</p><p>What assumptions, conclusions, and ideas for improvement can be drawn from the Core Objectives Assessment Data? Discuss, analyze, and document the results of the Enhancement Strategies that have been implemented.</p><p>1. Assumptions of initial Core Objectives Assessment Data</p><p>2. Analysis of follow up assessment data related to implemented Enhancement Strategies</p><p>Hint: Allow for discussions among your department’s/program’s faculty physically and/or electronically with the Taskstream discussion forum. </p><p>4. Core Enhancement Strategies (Use of Results) (Changes) </p><p>Which ideas for improvement from Assumptions & Conclusions will be implemented? Outline the approach that will be used to implement the ideas for improvement to your Program/Course.</p><p>1. Improvements for implementation</p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 6 Program Assessment Review</p><p>2. Improvement approach</p><p> a. List the courses this improvement will be applied to</p><p> b. Outline the details for the improvement approach</p><p>5. Core Improvements & Impacts (Changes)</p><p>What are the noticeable improvements in your program?</p><p> a. Consider improvements that are related to implemented Enhancement Strategies </p><p> b. Consider improvements that were not planned, but naturally occurred. </p><p>6. Program Enhancement Committee Review (Changes)</p><p>The Program Enhancement Committee will review your Program Enhancement Plan. </p><p>APPLE Plan July 2015 CTC’s Students are Excellent because CTC’s Faculty are Excellent. 7 </p>