介绍

Assessment of student learning is critical to 威尼斯人app下载 for a variety of reasons. Fundamentally, the purpose of assessment is to ensure that students gain the knowledge and skills necessary for them to function as professionals and members of the broader 社会. For background information on the basics of how assessment is conducted, 请参阅我们的 评估底漆. If you have any questions about assessment of student learning, or 威尼斯人app下载's internal processes for such assessment, please contact 迈克尔•杰克逊 (Associate Vice President for Academic 事务).

Organization of Campus-Wide Assessment Activities

At 威尼斯人app下载, we perform a variety of assessment types including: course assessment, program assessment, co-curricular assessment, and general education assessment. 的 威尼斯人app下载 Assessment Task Force is made up of faculty, staff, and administrators (see below) and is responsible for coordinating campus-wide assessment activities, conducting annual assessment reviews, and producing assessment reports. 当前的 workflow for 威尼斯人app下载's assessment activities, including the central role of 特别工作组的工作总结如下.

的 schedule for assessment reporting and review is as follows:

• 10月1日: Assessment reports due to the Office of Academic 事务
• 12月1日: Assessment reports returned to departments with comments. 可要求修订.
• 3月1日: Final (in some cases, revised) reports included in the Department Activity Reports (dar)

成员ship of 威尼斯人app下载's Assessment Task Force

评审程序如下: 

1. Reports are initially reviewed by a member of the Task Force using a Google Forms 标题.  Results are compiled in an associated spreadsheet.
2. 的 Office of Academic 事务 drafts a summary report for the institution based on this feedback for review by the Task Force.
3. 的 Task Force meets and conducts a “panel discussion” in which reviewers detail the strengths and weaknesses of the reports and appropriate feedback.  这包括 reivew of the institutional-level report and subsequent approval.
4. 的 annual assessment report is presented at 教师 Senate each spring (ideally at their March meeting) and posted for campus access.  

课堂评估

All courses are required to have course learning outcomes explicitly detailed in the course syllabus, as well as a listing of the learning outcomes of the host department 或程序. 的 course learning outcomes are in some cases focused on skills or knowledge specific to the course, though broad outcomes are also often included.  这个活动 是由个别导师决定的吗. Some of the data are reported to the department assessment coordinator for use in department/program assessment.

通识教育评估

Courses required for the general education core curriculum are assessed separately 各部门. This information is formally reported to the Office of Academic 事务 and reviewed by the Assessment Task Force.

A statewide steering committee recently overhauled general education requirements for all public universities in New Mexico. This included developing common learning outcomes for general education courses based on essential skills and draft 标题s 进行评估. 威尼斯人app下载 is currently in the process of adopting the new learning outcomes and revising associated general education assessment practices 在我们的下一个报告期.  更多信息请访问我们的 通识教育评估页面.

部门/项目评估 

Assessment at this level is done separately for the undergraduate and graduate programs and Academic 事务 Support Units such as the Library. 这项工作总结如下 in department assessment reports, which are produced on an annual basis (by academic 年). Many have a common format, following a template provided by the Office of Academic 事务. However, use of this template is not mandatory and the learning outcomes and assessment methods used by departments vary. 有根本的区别 between the assessment of our engineering programs and the arts and sciences programs, because the engineering programs are required to assess performance on learning outcomes ABET规定. 的 engineering departments are, of course, allowed to assess additional outcomes if they wish, and in some cases do.

Co-Curricular Assessment of non-Academic 事务 Support Units

的 Division of 威尼斯人app下载 oversees a variety of offices and initiatives that support the academic success and holistic growth of students.  因此，他们监督 the assessment of these co-curricular initiatives including, but not limited to, activities undertaken by the Office for Student Learning, Center for Student Leadership and Engagement, 以及住房办公室 & 住宅生活.