Saint Mary's University
Assessment Matrix: Assessing the Assessment Plan
Learning
Goal: The program will help students to develop problem-solving skills,
especially those required to analyze, design, and implement computer-based
solutions.
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Student Outcome
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Information
Required
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Method of
Assessment
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Data
Collection
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Analysis
Procedure
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Reporting
Information
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Timeline/
Deadlines
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Discussion
of Results
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Recommended
Changes
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1.1
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Projects
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Homework
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Exams
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Quizzes
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Instructor will grade course artifacts.
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Instructor will record and keep copies of student scores.
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Department will meet and
discuss student scores and evaluate comprehension of problem solving
abilities.
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Department faculty and
administration.
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The department will
dedicate four meetings per year to assessment.
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1.2
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Documentation produced for prescribed project(s).
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Instructor will evaluate documentation and determine if
the approach taken by the student/team is an appropriate and prescribed
life-cycle.
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Department will keep electronic copies of documentation
generated for specified project(s).
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Department faculty and
administration.
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The department will
dedicate four meetings per year to assessment.
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1.3
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Technical Report for assigned work.
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Instructor will evaluate and grade assigned technical
report(s) using the technical writing rubric.
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Instructor will collect copies of submitted technical
reports.
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Results of assessment will
be reviewed by the dept and statistical analysis will be performed.
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Department faculty and
administration.
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The department will
dedicate four meetings per year to assessment.
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Clarification of
Headings:
Student outcome-should
match outcomes that are branches of program goals.
Information
required-what does faculty need to assess this outcome?
Method of
assessment-how will this information be obtained from students?
Data collection-who
will collect this data and in what settings?
Analysis Procedure-How
will the data be analyzed and by whom?
Reporting
Information-Who will see the results of the data analysis?
Timeline/Deadlines-How
often and when will this data be collected and analyzed?
Discussion of
Results-When will the analysis be evaluated? How often? By whom? In what
setting?
Recommended
Changes-What changes in programs or instructional planning happened as a
result of this data?
If not changes were
made, why?
