This page contains all the evidence relating to Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment.

Criteria

A candidate or accredited institution possesses and demonstrates the following attributes or activities:

1. clearly stated student learning outcomes at the institution and degree/program levels, which are interrelated with one another, with relevant educational experiences, and with the institution’s mission;

2. organized and systematic assessments, conducted by faculty and/or appropriate professionals, evaluating the extent of student achievement of institutional and degree/program goals. Institutions should:

     a. define student learning outcomes that are appropriate to higher education with defensible standards for assessing whether students are        achieving those outcomes;

     b. articulate how they prepare students in a manner consistent with their mission for successful careers, meaningful lives, and, where appropriate, further education. They collect and provide data on the extent to which they are meeting these goals;

     c. support and sustain assessment of student learning outcomes and communicate the results of this assessment to stakeholders;

3. consideration and use of disaggregated assessment results for all student populations for the improvement of student learning outcomes, student achievement, and institutional and program-level educational effectiveness;

4. if applicable, adequate and appropriate institutional review and approval of assessment services designed, delivered, or assessed by third-party providers; and

5. periodic assessment of the effectiveness of assessment policies and processes utilized by the institution for the improvement of educational effectiveness.