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Academic Assessment

The purpose of this web site is to provide resources to faculty and staff who need to conduct assessment in their courses. Below you will see links to important documents and web sites that can help you.

Overview - PowerPoint Presentation from Faculty Assembly — 2/13/07

ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

This committee consists of faculty and staff across disciplines:

• Chair: Carli Schiffner, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Co-chair: Molly Mott, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Academic Services & Retention
• David Barnes, (GER 11 Critical Thinking)
• Mary Bucher, (GER 12 Information Management)
• Brian Harte, School of Science, Health & Criminal Justice
• Richard Hu, School of Business and Liberal Arts
• Nadine Jennings, (GER 10 Basic Communication)
• Joseph Reilly, Canino School of Engineering Technology
• Christopher Sweeney, (GER 8 The Arts)

STUDENT SERVICES & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

This committee consists of representatives across campus:

• Administrative Affairs
• Student Affairs
• Advancement
• Auxiliary Services

Please see the Assessment Repository on ANGEL for details on charges and function of each committee.

GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT at SUNY Canton

• List of General Education Courses
• Writing Intensive Approved Courses
• Plan submitted for Strengthened Campus-based Assessment of General Education — 2/15/06 - Updated 2/17/10
• Strengthened Campus-based Assessment of General Education Plan Review — 6/21/06
• SUNY Canton Response to GEAR Review — 1/29/07

General Education Student Learning Outcomes — this document provides the learning outcomes that SUNY expects each campus to assess by subject area.

The links below contain the plan, methodology and rubrics for each area.

• GER 1 — Mathematics
• GER 2 — Natural Sciences
• GER 3 — Social Sciences
• GER 4 — American History
• GER 5 — Western Civilization
• GER 6 — Other World Civilizations
• GER 7 — Humanities
• GER 8 — Arts
• GER 9 — Foreign Language
• GER 10 — Basic Communication
• GER 11 — Critical Thinking (Infused)
• GER 12 — Information Management

Report Forms:
General Education Campus Report, General Education Summary Report

Assessment Cycle for General Education:

2006- 07: Social Sciences (GER 3), American History (GER 4), Western Civilization (GER 5), and Other World Civilizations (GER 6)

2007- 08: Basic Communication (GER 10), Critical Thinking (GER 11), Arts (GER 8), and Foreign Language (GER 9)

2008-09: Mathematics (GER 1), Natural Sciences (GER 2), Humanities (GER 7), Information Management (GER 12)

2009-10: Social Sciences (GER 3), American History (GER 4), Western Civilization (GER 5), and Other World Civilizations (GER 6)

2010-11: Basic Communication (GER 10), Arts (GER 8), and Foreign Language (GER 9) and Critical Thinking (GER 11).

2011-12: Mathematics (GER 1), Natural Sciences (GER 2), Humanities (GER 7), Information Management (GER 12)

 

ASSESSMENT IN THE MAJOR

• Guidebook for Conducting Assessment in the Major
• Template for Program Self Study
• Canned Responses for Administrative and Support Services
• Assessment in the Major Schedule
• Evaluation of Program Reviews | Word
• Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes Summary Report
• Guidebook for the Evaluation of Undergraduate Academic Programs

 

ASSESSMENT OF CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

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School Report Cards

• Canino School of Engineering Technology
• School of Business & Liberal Arts
• School of Science, Health & Criminal Justice

 

1. SOS
• 2009 SOS Survey Results
• SOS Survey
• 2006 SOS Survey results
• 2003 SOS Survey results


2. HERI Faculty Survey
• Faculty Survey Summary PowerPoint
• Faculty Survey 2007 Full-Time 2yr-AY0102 (comparison with 2 year public and Canton 01-02 results)
• Faculty Survey 2007 Full-Time 2yr-4yr (comparison with 2 year public and 4 year public)
• Faculty Survey 2007 Part-Time
• Faculty Survey 2007 All


3. NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement)
   • NSSE Summary
   • Benchmark Comparisons Report
   • Mean and Frequency Reports
   • Respondent Characteristics
   • Selected Comparison Groups
   • NSSE Website

RESOURCES

Bibliographic list of Assessment resources at Southworth Library

GEAR

• Best Practices from GEAR
• News from GEAR (including rubrics for Math, Critical thinking and Writing)

SUNY

• SUNY Assessment Web Page
• SUNY Assessment Reporting Task Force Report and Recommendations, July 19, 2006

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

• Middle States Commission
• Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education Publication
• Other publications from Middle States
• Middle States workshops and conferences

Other

• Council for Higher Education Accreditation

 

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