CRITERIA CHECKLIST FOR AN ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

 

( Marilee Bresciani and Caryn Ward, North Carolina State, in NASPA’s

NetResults)

 

 

Department or Program Mission                                                         Yes/No

 

  1. Does the department’s or program’s mission                               Y    N

clearly link to the University’s mission statement?

  1. Does the department’s or program’s mission clearly

link to the Division’s or unit’s mission?                                       Y    N

    

Department of Program Goals/Objectives

 

1.      Do the goals/objectives of the department or program

clearly link to the mission statement?                                          Y   N

2.      Are the goals/objectives of the department or program

a broad and general statement of what the program

wants students to be able to do?                                                   Y   N

 

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

 

1.      Does each outcome (program, student learning, student

development, faculty development, and staff development)

reflect a substantial aspect of the program or department

goals/objectives?                                                                          Y    N

2.      Does each outcome describe what the program or

department intends for students and/or staff to know

(cognitive), think (affective, attitudinal), or do (behavioral,

performance, psychomotor)?                                                        Y   N

3.      Collectively, do the outcomes reflect the most important

purposes of the program?                                                              Y   N

4.      Is the intended outcome:

 

a. detailed and specific?                                                             Y   N

b. appropriate to the program or department?                            Y   N

c. measurable/identifiable?                                                         Y   N

d. meaningful in making decisions of how to

improve the program?                                                             Y   N

5.      Does the program have a component to be able to

deliver/implement each outcome?                                                  Y   N

Evaluation Methods and Implementation of Assessment

 

1.      Are multiple methods, if appropriate, used to assess

outcomes?                                                                                        Y   N

2.      Do the assessment methods include direct and indirect

measures of outcomes?                                                                      Y   N

3.      Is each assessment method or tool appropriate to the

outcome it is evaluating?                                                                    Y   N

        4.  Are comparison data used where possible?                                         Y   N

        5.   Do the proposed methods of assessment appear feasible

in terms of design, time, and resources?                                             Y   N

6.      Do the proposed methods of assessment yield information

that is suitable for program or department?                                         Y  N

7.      Are the proposed methods of assessment consistent with the

best-accepted practices in that profession?                                          Y  N

        8. Are criteria identified for each outcome?                                               Y  N

        9. Are these criteria realistic?                                                                     Y  N

10.    Where possible, are the proposed evaluation methods

incorporated into the day-to-day doing of the program?                       Y  N

Results

 

1.      Do the results reflect adequate sampling of students from

the department or program?                                                                  Y  N

2.      Is appropriate information from results shared with multiple

audiences?                                                                                             Y  N

3.      Is there enough detail or specificity to determine the extent

to which the outcomes have been achieved?                                        Y  N

        4.   Do the results inform decisions for continuous improvement?            Y  N

 

Decisions and Recommendations

 

1.      Is the use of the results adequately stated to describe

specific changes made as a result of assessment?                                  Y  N

2.      Do the decisions and recommendations clearly reflect the

results of the assessment plan?                                                               Y  N

        3.   Is there evidence that assessment will be on-going/continuous?           Y  N

        4.   Are decisions made about the intended outcomes?                                Y N

        5.   Are there decisions made to improve the assessment process?              Y N