ATL recently presented Provost Bernardo with the 2014 summary of undergraduate program assessment reports from 60 degree programs. As an overall trend, the annual reports indicate that undergraduate programs are making gradual, credible progress in systematizing assessment of student learning and using its results. In particular, many programs have strengthened student learning outcomes, enhanced existing […]
The Provost’s Task Force on Assessment in Online Programs presented their report to Provost Bernardo and Vice Provost Wack on June 27, 2014. The Task Force inventoried program assessment practices in WSU’s 15 degrees offered online; inventory results and task force discussion created a snapshot of current strengths and challenges. The Provost’s Office will be […]
The 2014 WSU Catalog will include student learning outcomes for each degree offered at WSU. In April, the Registrar’s annual Call for Copy went out to WSU departments, with the request that each degree provide current student learning outcomes as part of the department’s information. For the catalog, many departments provide a condensed, narrative form […]
In March, 2014, WSU’s Faculty Senate approved an update to the policy on assessment of student learning in degree programs.
WSU currently offers undergraduate and graduate online degrees and online courses in a variety of disciplines. Nationwide, there has been a call to integrate assessment of online students, courses and programs into regular program assessment. As part of WSU’s reaffirmation of accreditation in July 2013, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) gave the […]
Washington State University’s accreditation was re-affirmed following submission of a three year report and a virtual visit last spring by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), WSU’s regional accrediting body. In his Perspectives blog on October 17, 2013, President Elson Floyd highlighted WSU’s progress and future challenges in the assessment of teaching and learning. […]
All 54 WSU undergraduate programs submitted annual assessment reports in October. ATL compiled the results and provided summaries for each college as well as a WSU-wide summary. The 2012 reports indicate that several significant goals have been achieved in WSU’s undergraduate program assessment.
ATL Director Kimberly Green is now also serving as Interim Director of Institutional Accreditation. Since May, she has been working with leadership institution-wide to report in areas of governance, undergraduate and graduate education, online programs, student affairs, business and finance, human resources, libraries and physical and technical infrastructure. As Washington State University prepares for reaccreditation, new […]
ATL worked with leadership during the summer to deepen our understanding of assessment practices and needs at WSU.
ATL provided WSU leadership with a system-wide snapshot of undergraduate program assessment and a status update on WSU’s accreditation and assessment: 2011 Compiled Undergraduate Program Assessment Report: WSU’s institution-wide report, based on the compiled results of the 2011 program assessment reports and the spring-fall 2011 assessment inventory survey. 2012 Regional Accreditation and Assessment Update – […]