Assessment and Educational Effectiveness
Mission
Assessment initiatives at Saint Mary’s College are designed to enhance student educational experiences driven by the mission of the College. To meet this goal, assessment practices are intentionally designed to focus on continual improvement on student-centered pedagogy, course designs, and curriculum.
The Office of Assessment and Educational Effectiveness provides resources to faculty and academic programs in their exploration of equity in student academic success and coordinates with campus partners to act on assessment findings. Primary activities of the office are supported by the Program Assessment Advisory Board.
Assessment in Action
Degree-granting academic programs are expected to assess whether students in the program are sufficiently attaining the program-level learning outcomes. Not all programs assess learning outcome(s) every year, but they are expected to engage in continuous improvement through assessment on a regular basis. Each program has an assessment calendar that they update by June 1 of every year as part of the required Program Review's Action Plan Dashboard update.
Find Dashboard in Your Program Folder ⬇
Submit Assessment Report ⬇
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