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Assessment of Student Learning

On this page, you will find the CNCC Assessment philosophy, mission, and goals, as well as links to assessment resources and other pages dealing with assessment of student learning.

Assessment Philosophy
Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning. It involves

making our expectations clear and public;
setting appropriate criteria and high standards for learning quality;
systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations and standards;
using the resulting information to document, explain, and improve performance; and
creating a shared academic culture dedicated to assuring and improving the quality of higher education.

Assessment Mission
To improve student learning at CNCC through continuous, comprehensive, meaningful assessment of student academic achievement.

Assessment Goals

Assess student academic achievement at the classroom, program, and institutional level to improve learning.
1. Continue to develop and improve measurable competencies for all courses, programs, and degrees.
2. Continue the collection and evaluation of assessment data. (Refer to the Annual Cycle of Assessment.)
Sustain and promote a manageable assessment plan based on institutional values.
1. Continue to provide assessment training opportunities for faculty, staff, and administration.
2. Foster an institution-wide culture of assessment.
Develop and maintain a centralized data collection, analysis, and reporting process.

Support assessment efforts through institutional research office.
Create and maintain assessment web link with participation from each department/program.
Publish assessment results internally and for the local community.

Ensure CNCC assessment results impact institutional planning and budgeting.

Other Assessment Links

Bi-Annual Report (2007-2009) - This link takes you to the most current annual report. For previous annual reports, click on the year in question. (2001- 2002) (2002-2003) (Focus Report 2004-2005) (2005-2007)

Assessment Plan Description - This link takes you to the explanation of the Assessment Plan.

Assessment Professional Development - this link takes you to a page which contains notes and other info from the various assessment conferences that faculty have attended.

Calendar - This link takes you to the current year's calendar of assessment activities. This gives a good overview of what faculty and department chairs are expected to do in each annual assessment cycle. Due dates are also listed for all required reports and plans.

Committee Members - This link takes you to a list of the current members of the Assessment Committee.

Forms - This link takes you to the current forms for assessment documentation, both individual and program reports and plans.

GenEd Assessment - This link takes you to the main page for GenEd Assessment, including the matrix of classes which provide instruction in and/or assessment of the CNCC GenEd goals of critical thinking and effective communication.

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