1. Demystifying Assessment at Cal Poly Pomona Bob Hurt Faculty Associate for Assessment & Program Review RLHurt@csupomona.edu (909) 869-3472

2. Outline Presentation objectives Free-writing exercise Assessment types Driving forces Program assessment steps Additional resources

3. Presentation objectives Today’s session should enable you to: Articulate your feelings and misgivings about assessment. Differentiate various types of assessment activities Identify the driving forces behind the “assessment push” in higher education. List, discuss and adapt typical steps in conducting program assessment. Identify, describe and construct tools for program assessment. Locate additional resources on assessment principles and procedures.

4. Free-writing exercise For one minute, please write about your hopes, fears and misgivings regarding assessment at Cal Poly Pomona.

5. Assessment types By object Student Have my students mastered the course objectives? Faculty Is my teaching style meeting student needs? Course Are my course objectives relevant? Program Is our academic program achieving its goals? By purpose Formative Encourages questioning, introspection, and change Summative Focuses on achievement, performance review, and / or grading

6. Driving forces Need / push for program assessment data Current & prospective students Current & prospective faculty Taxpayers & other donors Employers Legislatures & other government entities Administrators

7. Program assessment steps (1 of 3) Recognize the need for assessment. In consultation with faculty & other stakeholder groups, develop a program mission. Articulate educational outcomes. Cognitive: what should students know? Affective: what should students value? Psychomotor: what should they be able to do?

8. Program assessment steps (2 of 3) Determine where the outcomes are developed in the program. Identify & evaluate, or develop, assessment tools for the outcomes. Surveys & interviews Portfolios Exams & projects

9. Program assessment steps (3 of 3) Collect data. Focus on the overall program results. Stay away from using data to evaluate individual faculty. Analyze data for improvement opportunities. Refine goals & tools, and start the cycle again.

10. Additional resources For more information and resources regarding program assessment, see the Cal Poly Pomona Program Assessment web site. Program Assessment web site