Links to Student Affairs and Assessment resources:
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders:听 http://studentaffairsassessment.org/assessment-resources
CAS (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education): 听http://www.cas.edu/standards
CAS Learning & Development Outcomes:听丑迟迟辫://飞飞飞.肠补蝉.别诲耻/濒别补谤苍颈苍驳辞耻迟肠辞尘别蝉
NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education):听https://www.naspa.org/about
Assessment is vital to foster student learning and satisfaction by providing direction for the work done in the Division of Student Affairs.
At its heart, Assessment is about听continuous improvement鈥攈elping our students, because we are more conscious about the way we plan, about our expectations for students, and whether our programs allow students to demonstrate their knowledge/skills. Assessment is a tool for ongoing program improvement.
The four main purposes of program assessment are:
To improve 鈥�听Assessment should provide feedback to determine how the program can be improved.
To inform 鈥�听Assessment should inform decision-makers of the contributions and impact of the program.
To prove 鈥�听Assessment听should demonstrate to students, faculty, staff and outsiders what the program is accomplishing.
To support 鈥�听Assessment听should provide support for campus decision-making activities such as program review and strategic planning, as well as external accountability activities such as accreditation.
For more information on Assessment, refer to the attached Assessment Orientation file. 听Assessment 101