Phase 1 Mission, Student Learning Outcomes, and Assessment Strategy

Northern Arizona University
University Assessment Committee
Annual Assessment Report Template

Purpose: The Annual Assessment Report Template helps academic program faculty to organize, reflect upon, and develop meaningful assessments of student learning. NAU uses a 3-phase cycle to structure assessment efforts:

Phase 1 – Mission, Student Learning Outcomes, and Assessment Strategy

Phase 2 – Data Collection

Phase 3 – Summary of Findings, Interpretations, and Recommendations

Instructions: Select the phase or phases appropriate for your degree program at this time, taking into consideration your current academic goals, strategic plans, and external accreditation requirements. Then, complete the Annual Assessment Report Template for those phases, using the UAC Feedback Rubric and Examples of Effective and Distinguished Responses as guides (hyperlinks to both can be found across all sections of this document). Please keep in mind the qualities of good writing as well as the intended audience for the Annual Assessment Report when you complete your reports. A well-written report will allow University Assessment Committee reviewers to provide useful feedback to your program. Submit your completed template to . You will receive an acknowledgement that it has been received.

University Assessment Committee (UAC) members will review the Annual Assessment Report and provide feedback using the Annual Assessment Report Feedback Rubric. You will receive the completed rubric to share with program faculty. The rubric will also be posted on a password-protected page on the Office of Curriculum, Learning Design, and Academic Assessment (OCLDAA) website. You can follow up on the rubric feedback provided by UAC members by contacting Sue Pieper at OCLDAA to schedule a Café Meeting. The Café Meeting, offered jointly by the UAC and the OCLDAA, is a new, informal opportunity for faculty to discuss how to bolster their assessment efforts to answer meaningful questions about their students’ learning. Additionally, program faculty can contact K. Laurie Dickson at OCLDAA to ask questions or request assistance.

General Information

Academic Unit:

Degree Program(s) and Emphases (if applicable):

Date: Submission of Report

Report Writers’ Contact Information

Primary Contact / Secondary Contact / Others Involved in Writing Report
Name:
e-mail:
Phone Number

Phase I: Mission, Student Learning Outcomes, And Assessment Strategy

1. Describe Degree Program Mission

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2. State Degree Program Student Learning Outcomes

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3. Insert or Attach Degree Program Curriculum Map

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4. Identify the Assessment Question(s)

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5. Describe the Assessment Design

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6. Describe the Assessment Measures

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If you would like feedback concerning your measurement tools, please attach Surveys, Assignments & Rubrics, and other measurement tools to this report and the UAC will provide feedback to you.

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Assessment Question(s) and/or Program Student Learning Outcome Addressed by the Measure / Assessment Tool Name / Standard(s) / Description of how your Assessment Tool and Standards will address your Assessment Question(s) and or Program Student Learning Outcomes

7. Describe the Assessment Strategy (Who will do What, When, etc.) by Completing the Following Table:

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Data Collection / Data Analysis / Discussion of Findings
Assessment Tool / Who is responsible for collecting the data / When and/or where will data collection take place / Who is responsible for data analysis / When will data analysis take place / Who will be part of the discussion of data and / When will discussions likely take place

Phase II: Data Collection

8. Provide a Status Report on Data Collection and Assessment Strategy Modifications by Completing the Following Table Identifying Actual Implementation of Assessment:

Data Collection / Data Analysis
Assessment Tool / Who was responsible for collecting the data / When and/or where data collection took place / Who was responsible for data analysis / When data analysis took place

If changes were made to your Assessment Strategy, describe the changes and briefly explain why the assessment strategy was modified

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Phase III Summary of Findings, Interpretations, and Recommendations

9. Describe Findings, Interpretations, and Implications

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10. Describe recommendations for Curricular/ Learning Design Modifications

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11. Describe recommendations for Assessment Improvements or Next Assessment Questions

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12. Describe recommendations for Dissemination of Findings

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Contact K. Laurie Dickson, Associate Vice Provost – Curriculum and Assessment, with any inquiries concerning the completion of this Report