UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO
RECINTO DE RÍO PIEDRAS
PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
Academic Program / DegreeCollege/School
Submitted by / Date
Introduction: The purpose of this report is to provide information about the assessment actions, data, and events that occurred each academic semester. These reports allow departments and programs to provide updates on how their assessment plans are being implemented, improvements to student learning, and plans for on-going assessment strategies and processes.
The report will be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs and will be available to appropriate accrediting agencies. It is recommended that each program use their assessment report and results to acknowledge achievements of student learning as well as to identify potential areas for future curriculum improvement. Please email this completed form as an attachment to by December 16, 2011.
I. Program’s Guiding Principles
Instructions: Please inform any progress related to the redaction and approval of the program’s guiding principles (mission, vision, program’s goals, learning objectives, alumni profile and new student profile.) Inform only the progress and activities completed from September, 2011.
II. Assessment Activities for the Academic Year
Instructions: Please complete the following sections. Address all questions in your response.
A. Describe the measures used to collect the data?
*Which measures did the program use during the past year?
*Which learning objective(s) does each measure address?
*Describe how and when was the administration process.
[You can use the next table to organize the information above.]
Measure / Learning Outcome / Administration ProcessB. Present the results of the data collection and analysis for each measure listed above.
Note: Please do not include any students’ names in order to protect confidentiality.
*Present the data resulting from 2010-11 assessment activities.
*What are the performance criteria?
*Did the students meet the performance criteria? Identify gaps between expected performance and actual results.
* You can attach at the end of this report charts, tables and narrative reports results from the analysis of the assessment data.
Learning Outcome / Performance Criteria / Data Results / How the Performance Criteria are or aren’t Met?III. DISSEMINATION AND USE OF ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
Instructions: Please complete the following sections. Address all questions in your response.
A. Describe the strategies used to present the assessment findings
*What strategies are used or are planned for the presentation of assessment results (PowerPoint presentations, publications, information posted in program’s webpage, etc.)
* When each strategy was or will be used?
B. Describe the adjustments, if any, to the program’s curriculum or the program’s operations (including budgetary) which are either being proposed or have already been made in order to narrow the gaps identified between learning outcomes and the expected criteria.
*What changes in curriculum, instructional strategies, course content, personnel, facilities, equipment, resource allocation, etc. are recommended to address the gaps between expected performance and actual results?
[DESCRIBE ADJUSTMENTS HERE---MUST BE LINKED TO DATA RESULTS]
IV. FUTURE ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Instructions: Please complete the following sections. Address all questions in your response.
A. Describe the assessment activities planned for the next semester?
*Which measures are planned for the next semester?
*Which learning objective(s) does each measure will address?
*Describe how and when will be the administration process.
[You can use the next table to organize the information above.]
Measure / Learning Outcome / Administration Process