Submitting an Assessment Report

If the  indicates that you have an assessment report due this year (3rd year or 4th year reflection/report), then please use  to write your report.  Regardless of the report template you use, your assessment report must include all information specified in the instructions linked above.

If you are assessing each PSLO using measures from different assignments/quizzes in different courses, we recommend using the traditional, . 

If you are assessing multiple PSLOs using different items from the same assignment/grading rubric or quiz/exam, then we recommend using the  Please review  to determine if this format is right for you.

Crafting an Assessment of Learning Report

An AoL (Assessment of Learning) report must include several key components to ensure a comprehensive assessment of a program鈥檚 student learning outcomes (PSLOs). The following information is a guide for what should be included in an assessment of learning report, what to do in case of special circumstances, how to submit required documents, and when submission from faculty is due!

What Needs to be Included in an AoL Report?

  • List of all PSLOs and a curriculum map demonstrating where each PSLO is addressed and assessed.
  • Description of the methods and measures used to assess your PSLOs.
  • Results from the past 3-4 years with a discussion/interpretation of the trends over time.
  • A discussion of specific strategies for improvement implemented over the past 3-4 years and the strategies for improvement the program plans to implement in the future.

APPENDIX: All rubrics, test items, and other measures must be included either in the Measures section or in the Appendix of the report.

  • Please do not upload multiple documents.
  • Only one document will be accepted.
  • Please clearly label all items in the Appendix (i.e., 鈥淪LO1 鈥� Measure 1鈥�).
  • Screenshots work best; copy and paste the image into the Word document.

Special Circumstances for Select Accredited Programs

If your program has a specialized accreditation and the self-study report includes multiple years of assessment results for all PSLOs (using reliable and valid measures) as well as strategies for improving student learning, then the reporting schedule may indicate that your program is expected to submit the most recent self-study and/or any mid-cycle reports in lieu of using the report template above.  Please check the  to see what is due for your program. 

PLEASE NOTE: The assessment report and/or specialized accreditation self-study serve as evidence of assessment and continuous improvement for 石榴直播's SACSCOC accreditation (Standard 8.2).

How do I Submit the Results, Report, or Self-Study Documentation?

The report or self-study is submitted to our Assessment Office using a simple report submission form from SmartSheet that will be emailed to program coordinators in August. 

When are the Plans, Results, Reports, or Self-Study Documents Due?

All assessment reporting (assessment plan, results, report, or self-study documentation) is due on March 17.