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SWAG合集鈥檚 Assessment Institute is an in-house training program developed to educate faculty and staff on the assessment of student learning and to develop the next generation of assessment leaders.
SWAG合集鈥檚 Assessment Institute helps its employees, students, and the institution, and addresses the following issues:
Issues
- Who will be the next assessment leaders at SWAG合集? (Sustainability)
- Who understands the holistic assessment picture at SWAG合集? (Consistency)
- How will SWAG合集 ensure continuous quality improvement? (Empowerment)
Expectations
Participants, selected from employees within their first few years of employment, meet approximately once a month and complete the following tasks between sessions:
- Read assigned assessment literature.
- Familiarize themselves with specific policies/procedures/handbooks.
- Complete an assessment task.
- Participate and reflect in discussions.
Benefits
- Sustainability
- Education with current assessment literature.
- Membership on Assessment Subcommittees.
- Consistency
- Hands-on practice with direct supervision.
- Time for reflection on what has been learned.
- Empowerment
- Active discussion-based learning.
- Participants gained confidence in their knowledge and ability to participate in and to contribute to Assessment Committees and projects.
Results
The Assessment Institute will graduate its sixth class in 2024 with an added fifteen participants, bringing the total number to fifty-seven completing the given curriculum.听
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