学习 Outcomes Assessment

政策

Student learning as a result of the instructional process is assessed at the course, program, and degree levels.  These efforts are managed through the following groups:

Program Coordinator of Curriculum and 学习 Outcomes: assists faculty driven instructional assessment planning and implementation, and facilitates curricular improvement efforts within 学院.   This coordinator also works with the Dean for Organizational 学习 & 有效性 in assessment for accreditation compliance; works with faculty, program chairs and deans in designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional assessment activities; represents 学院 to external and internal constituents in support of assessment and initiatives; and provides broad leadership in creating and sustaining a culture of evidence and continuous improvement within 学院.

Instructional Assessment Steering Committee:  provides broad representation for College stakeholders and is an oversight, advisory committee which develops in-house instructional assessment expertise, provides technical assistance for assessment efforts, provides financial support for assessment efforts, integrates instructional assessment with institutional effectiveness efforts, promotes instructional assessment, and assesses the effectiveness of actions taken to accomplish goals and make adjustments to objectives 相应的.

Student 学习 Improvement Council:   consists of five faculty members who represent each instructional division on campus.  The mission of the Council is to improve teaching and learning at Tacoma Community College by providing leadership, mentorship, and education for the creation and implementation of meaningful and useful assessment 策略.  The Council’s intent is realized through action oriented practice within 学院.

目的

To improve teaching and learning at Tacoma Community College by consistently and rigorously assessing student learning outcomes; to use assessment data to inform the college in the continual improvement of student learning.

To Whom Does This 政策 Apply

All faculty and Instructional Administrators

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Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

• Standard Three:  Planning and Implementation
• Standard Four:  有效性 and Improvement

定义

Not applicable

过程

The Instructional Assessment office is located within 学院’s Department of Organizational 学习 & 有效性.  Assessment initiatives are coordinated by the department’s Program Coordinator of Curriculum and 学习 Outcomes and are performed by instructional faculty.