Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

Assessment Planning and Reporting Process

Provides resources for Department Coordinators of Assessment to complete Assessment Planning and Reporting Templates and assess Department Assessment Processes.

 

Department/Program Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plans

Assessment of student learning outcomes at SUNY Potsdam involves the systematic and thorough collection of direct and indirect evidence of student learning; at multiple points in time; and in various situations; using a variety of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods that are embedded in courses, programs and overall institutional processes.

For a complete list of Department/Program Assessment Plans, click here.

Questions regarding specific Department or Program student learning outcomes should be directed to the Chair or Coordinator of Assessment for each Department or Program.


Student Learning Assessment Mini-Grant Program

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness: Research and Assessment, is sponsoring a mini-grant program for Departments and Programs to enhance and improve their assessment of student learning outcomes plans and processes.  Specifically, the mini-grant program has been designed to:     

  • Enhance and support a culture of assessment at SUNY Potsdam by encouraging collaboration, research and scholarship that focus on the teaching-learning process.
  • Encourage and support faculty involvement in the assessment of student learning process.
  • Encourage the use of assessment results to improve programs and individual student learning.
  • Encourage the development and implementation of improved assessment instruments and/or assessment activities where assessment data reveals that students are not meeting achievement standards for specific outcomes included in the Department/Program Student Learning Outcome Assessment Plans.

Timelines and Deadlines:


Deadline for Submission of Proposal
August 31, 2011 (Extension for Gen Ed and Info Lit to October 31, 2011)

Award Announcement
September 26, 2011 (Extension announcement November 1, 2011)

Deadline for Expending Award Fund
June 4, 2012

Deadline for the Final Expense Report
June 15, 2012

Deadline for Final Report
July 31, 2012


Congratulations to the 2011-2012 award recipients:

  Dr. Peter Brouwer and members of the SOEPS assessment team for their proposals:

  • Improving Classroom Assessment Proficiency of Teacher Candidates
  • Addressing A Weak Technology Student Learning Outcome through Smartboard training for Effective Faculty Modeling.


Academic Assessment Committee

Provides information regarding the activities of the Campus Academic Assessment Committee (CAAC)


General Education Assessment

Provides information, assessment data, analysis and "closing the loop" activities for General Education Assessment Planning.  In accordance with policy for the SUN Assessment Initiative, student learning outcomes for each of the Gen Ed designators are assessed in three year cycles.


Spring 2011 Best Practices Assessment Workshop


Assessment Tools and Resources

Provides  resources and links for developing assessment activities and tools.