Current Assessment Activities
Assessment is a process designed to systematically measure the achievement of learning goals among students and programs to verify accomplishments and improve programs.
This assessment process at Hood College is described in the following cycle:
| Time Period | Key Personnel | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Summer | OIRA, Graduate School Faculty | Graduate school assessment workshop |
| August | OIRA, Faculty | Assessment Day (faculty discussions, assessment updates, and workshops) |
| Throughout each semester | OIRA, COB, Department Chairs/Program Coordinators | Meet to confirm assessment plans, rubrics, and linkages in Anthology Portfolio |
| As scheduled | OIRA, COB, Core Area Faculty | Core area reviews, scheduled on a two-year rotation |
| November & April | OIRA | Distribute Excel score templates for courses not submitting results via Anthology Portfolio |
| Throughout each semester | Faculty | Score assignments in Anthology Portfolio and submit results to OIRA (by end of semester) |
| December | COB | Core areas submit data into action plans to COB |
| May | OIRA | Release annual assessment reports |
| June | OIRA, Administrative Units | Complete administrative unit assessment reports |
COB=Core Oversight Board; OIRA=Office of Institutional Research & Assessment
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