How a campus uses the HIP Taxonomy Framework for the institutional assessment is a CAMPUS decision. Below are two suggested methods for gathering feedback using the taxonomy framework. Option #1 Distribute the taxonomy to a broad representation of faculty, staff, and administrators directly involved in the implementation and oversight of the specific high impact practice. Have each member go through each “program element” highlight the descriptions listed under the milestone column that best describes the current status of the practice on your campus. Each participant should score each program element. If the campus meets all of the standards within a particular milestone, then the overall program element can be judged as being at that level. For example, in order to say a campus is a “milestone 2” campus, it must meet all requirements in the milestone 2 column for the particular element. If the practice meets all of the standards in milestone 2 and a few at milestone 3, the campus is still only at milestone 2. Each participant’s summary scoring can be collected and compared to get a sense of what the majority of reviewers feel is the current status of each high impact practice. Once input is gathered from all team members and overall scores are obtained, the campus of the high impact practice is complete. Option #1: Example Campus Y has sent out the taxonomy to a representative group, and a faculty member who leads a study abroad trip is asked to do the self-assessment from her perspective. Below is how she scored the self-study for study abroad for the first two elements (if it is shaded blue, she feels the campus meets that standard): For the program element “institutional commitment” the faculty member feels study abroad is at milestone 2, since she has highlighted all the criteria within that milestone for that program element.
How a campus uses the HIP Taxonomy Framework for the institutional is a CAMPUS decision. Below are two suggested methods for gathering feedback using the taxonomy framework. Option #1 Distribute the taxonomy to a broad representation of faculty, staff, and administrators directly involved in the implementation and oversight of the specific high impact practice. Have each member go through each “program element” highlight the descriptions listed under the milestone column that best describes the current status of the practice on your campus. Each participant should score each program element. If the campus meets all of the standards within a particular milestone, then the overall program element can be judged as being at that level. For example, in order to say a campus is a “milestone 2” campus, it must meet all requirements in the milestone 2 column for the particular element. If the practice meets all of the standards in milestone 2 and a few at milestone 3, the campus is still only at milestone 2. Each participant’s summary scoring can be collected and compared to get a sense of what the majority of reviewers feel is the current status of each high impact practice. Once input is gathered from all team members and overall scores are obtained, the campus assessment of the high impact practice is complete. Option #1: Example Campus Y has sent out the taxonomy to a representative group, and a faculty member who leads a study abroad trip is asked to do the self-assessment from her perspective. Below is how she scored the self-study for study abroad for the first two elements (if it is shaded blue, she feels the campus meets that standard): For the program element “institutional commitment” the faculty member feels study abroad is at milestone 2, since she has highlighted all the criteria within that milestone for that program element.
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