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Examples of Assessment by Institution |
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Colorado College: One notable aspect of the College's multifaceted assessment program is the process for assessing the First Year Experience (FYE) course. An end-of-course survey covers academic quality and classroom experiences as well as other topics, and it is refined annually. The Institutional Research Office produces summary and analytic documents, including qualitative and quantitative reports showing how well the program as a whole is meeting program goals, as well as a customized report for each FYE professor. The customized reports allow FYE professors to compare their individual results to those of others teaching FYE courses in the same division and more broadly across the College, and to determine how better to meet the goals of FYE: to engage, challenge, and support entering students. First Year Experience professors also attend an annual workshop led by seasoned FYE professors, students, and experts in the study of teaching and learning. Professors revise their FYE courses following the workshop and the cycle begins anew. Since the development of the FYE assessment process, evidence suggests that courses are meeting FYE goals more successfully than before. For example, of 73 FYE goal-related survey findings, 45 (62%) showed improved student rating between 2006 and 2007.
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