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What is Assessment?

Assessment is a continuing process aimed at understanding and improving institutional, program level and classroom level achievement. It involves:

• Making expectations explicit and public;
• Setting appropriate criteria and high expectations for learning quality; systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations and standards;
• Using the resulting information to document, explain, and improve performance.

Assessment affirms those things that are going well. Assessment also helps identify what is not going well, and can point to the specific changes that might be needed. Assessment is a dynamic process.

Academic Program Assessment

Academic Program Assessment was institutionalized as an academic priority with the 1999 Academic Senate policy on program assessment. In 2002 the senate policy was revised to integrate four separate Academic Senate documents regarding assessment (link). Since that time, departments have developed assessment plans, and they report to APEE annually on progress toward enacting their plans.

Classroom Assessment

Classroom Assessment can tell you quickly and effectively how well your students are learning. Simple methods can be used. The purpose of classroom assessment is to provide faculty and students with the awareness and information needed to improve teaching effectiveness and learning quality. Feedback received through Classroom Assessment can inform and provided opportunities for adjustments in teaching. Faculty can share feedback with students, using it to help them improve their learning strategies and study habits to become more independent, successful learners.

Downloads

• Inventory of Assessment Activities Matrix 2007-2008 (doc)

Assessment Director

Michael-Laurie Bishow, Ph.D.
Office of Academic Planning and Educational Effectiveness
ADM-447
Tel:(415) 405-3777
Fax:(415) 338-1814

Assessment Coordinator

Mari Fong
Administrative Support Coordinator for Assessment
Office of Academic Planning and Educational Effectiveness
ADM-457
Tel:(415) 405-3569
Fax:(415) 338-1814