Outcomes Assessment at
Lake Land College
IMPORTANT DATES
April 16-20, 2007 General Education Prompts Administration
April 20, 2007 Program Assessment Updates DUE
May 11, 2007 PQP component reports DUE
"It's all about Student Learning!"
Outcomes assessment is the systematic measurement of student performance for the purpose of improving the quality of educational programs and the institution. It affords us the opportunity to make informed decisions that ultimately improve the teaching-learning process.
Lake Land College uses both
institution-wide measures and program-specific measures to assess student
outcomes. Broad measures include the Employer Follow-up Survey,
Occupational (graduate) Follow-up Survey, Student Satisfaction Survey, and
Transfer Follow-up Reports. Learner competencies have been established for
each of the college's associate degree and certificate programs, and the methods of
measurement of the learner competencies were designed by faculty to meet the
specific needs of their individual programs.
In addition, general
education competencies have been established and are measured through the use of
a nationally normed test, student artifacts, prompts, and surveys.
The Instructional
Improvement and Assessment Committee (IIAC)
monitors
the outcomes assessment process and acts as a catalyst for continual
improvement.
The IIAC also sponsors professional development activities in assessment.
The General
Education Committee oversees the assessment of the general education
program for Associate in Arts and Associate in Science Degrees.
Direct assistance to faculty is provided by:
- Matthew Greider, History Instructor and Coordinator of Outcomes Assessment
- Kathleen Doehring, Nursing Instructor
- Linda Parrish, Mathematics Instructor
