A special publication from the Office of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation to support student and academic support units in defining and assessing meaningful outcomes for continuous improvement. 

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For our Student Affairs units, this will be your opportunity to close the loop, or assess the impact of your proposed changes implemented this semester. Be sure to update any sections of your assessment document that may have changed, include your Fall 2022 data for your Results, complete Reflections, complete Gi. Impact of Past Improvements, and identify new actions to be implemented in Spring 2023 for Gii. Use of Assessment Results for Future Improvement. Check out the bottom of this message for guiding questions and tips for these sections. 

For the rest of our student and academic support units, this will be your first opportunity to reflect on what worked well based on the data you collected and what specific actions you will take in the Spring semester for improvement. You should update any previous sections based on changes and complete all sections except Gi. Impact of Past Improvements and Changes. 

All units may make changes to previous sections, which may include refining your SLO, modifying your measurement tool, or providing additional detail and context. Don't forget to revisit your IAA feedback from the beginning of the semester to strengthen your assessment document. 

We enjoyed seeing so many of you at our Charrette events and discussing your outcomes and plans for future improvement. The person responsible for your assessment document submission should have received an email from "Brad Sturz via Smartsheet" for uploading your Fall 2022 assessment word document by

December 16. 

If you have any questions along the way, please reach out. 

All the best,

Serena

Learning Improvement Lab:

Survey Design Asynchronous Folio Course

This six module Folio course provides an overview of the survey design process, best practices for drafting different survey items, and guidelines for distributing your survey. Completion of the course and an action plan also counts toward the Meaningful and Manageable Assessment Badge.

Learning Outcomes

• Define the purpose and scope of your survey
• Follow best practices for writing survey items
• Make a plan for survey distribution
• Determine a strategy for data collection and analysis

Student Services Outcomes Assessment documents for Fall 2022 are due by close of business on Friday, December 16, 2022.