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The Assessment Office at Macalester has developed a Guide to Creating a Departmental Assessment Plan. The plan describes the steps involved in developing an assessment plan, including:

  • Articulate the department's mission
  • Idenitfy departmental goals
  • Construct "Indicators" or Learning Outcomes that describe what students will be able to do
  • Review curriculum or programming sequencing to ensure that it effectively supports departmental goals
  • Develop a plan for collecting the data
  • Analyze data and "close the loop"

The Guide includes examples to illustrate the process. You may also refer to our Assessment Plan Template for basic formatting.

     


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