Program Level Assessment Plan Evaluation Rubrics This rubric will be used to evaluate the Program Level Assessment Plans. All individuals involved in assessment should use the rubric as a guide. Categories of “Not Sufficient” or “Sufficient but could be improved” and “Needs Improvement” and “Emerging” (in the case of action plans) will trigger formative guidance to aid in future assessments. COMPONENT NOT SUFFICIENT SUFFICIENT BUT DEVELOPED (3) MEASURED (1) COULD BE IMPROVED (2) Program Mission The mission is The relationship The mission is clearly vague and not to the College’s stated with a clear specific. The reader mission exists but alignment to the cannot deduce an lacks specificity. College’s mission. A understanding of The mission wide variety of program by reading contains some stakeholders would the mission, and specifics but understand the the relationship to could benefit nature and purpose the Colleges’ from further of the program by mission lacks refinement. reading its mission. clarity. Program Learning The objectives are Goals are present The objectives clearly Objectives missing or minimal but do not align link to the mission and do not reflect directly with the and can be measured the program’s mission of the by a clear outcome; purpose. program. in addition, they are measurable and They are not Some objectives observable. The worded such that can be measured objectives are linked measures can be and observed but with a benchmarked applied or not all. (accreditation, observed. organization, etc.) standard Method(s) of Assessments are Assessments are A method of Assessment not clear or listed included for some assessment is linked and lack linkage to but not all of the to each objective and the objectives. It is objectives but is clearly described. unclear whether or could benefit Multiple measures not the assessment from more are used, to include is direct or indirect. clarification and direct and indirect Assessment detail. The assessments and are methods may not assessment appropriate to the be appropriate for method is overly stated outcomes. the objective or are reliant on either Assessments are
Program Level Assessment Plan Evaluation Rubrics This rubric will be used to evaluate the Program Level Assessment Plans. All individuals involved in assessment should use the rubric as a guide. Categories of “Not Sufficient” or “Sufficient but could be improved” and “Needs Improvement” and “Emerging” (in the case of action plans) will trigger formative guidance to aid in future assessments. COMPONENT MEASURED NOT SUFFICIENT (1) SUFFICIENT BUT COULD BE IMPROVED (2) DEVELOPED (3) Program Mission The mission is vague and not specific. The reader cannot deduce an understanding of program by reading the mission, and the relationship to the Colleges’ mission lacks clarity. The relationship to the College’s mission exists but lacks specificity. The mission contains some specifics but could benefit from further refinement. The mission is clearly stated with a clear alignment to the College’s mission. A wide variety of stakeholders would understand the nature and purpose of the program by reading its mission. Program Learning Objectives The objectives are missing or minimal and do not reflect the program’s purpose. They are not worded such that measures can be applied or observed. Goals are present but do not align directly with the mission of the program. Some objectives can be measured and observed but not all. The objectives clearly link to the mission and can be measured by a clear outcome; in addition, they are measurable and observable. The objectives are linked with a benchmarked (accreditation, organization, etc.) standard Method(s) of Assessment Assessments are not clear or listed and lack linkage to the objectives. It is unclear whether or not the assessment is direct or indirect. Assessment methods may not be appropriate for the objective or are Assessments are included for some but not all of the objectives but could benefit from more clarification and detail. The assessment method is overly reliant on either A method of assessment is linked to each objective and is clearly described. Multiple measures are used, to include direct and indirect assessments and are appropriate to the stated outcomes. Assessments are