SAAC PLO Assessment Report Rubric

Bowling Green State University Student Achievement Assessment Committee (SAAC)
Program Learning Outcome (PLO) Assessment Report Rubric

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This rubric is for SAAC members to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement on the SAAC PLO Assessment Report. The criteria are rated using the following scale:

• Missing – indicates information was not provided

• Evolving – indicates information could be enhanced

• Established – indicates information was clear and aligned.

If a rating is not applicable, the rating is left blank. Feedback and comments are also provided. If you have any questions about this report, please contact assessment@bgsu.edu.

Also, the Explanation section can be removed and the bullet can be moved to the end of Method & Procedure - 

• Provided a description of the assessment(s) and rubric(s) used and their alignment with the PLOs.

Identified Faculty Involvement

• Identified faculty involved with the assessment report.

Method & Procedure

• Identified specific program learning outcome(s) (PLOs) (PLOs) assessed.
• Provided information about who completed the assessment for the corresponding PLO by indicating the number of students who completed the assessment and noting class level or any other relevant information.
• Provided the course(s) used to assess the corresponding PLO.
• Indicated if the assessment is direct (preferred) or indirect. Direct measures assess student achievement of the PLOs (e.g., projects, papers, exams, portfolio, etc.). Indirect measures assess thoughts about PLOs (e.g., surveys or focus groups).
• Indicated if the data were collected within a capstone class/assignment. A capstone is a culminating experience that integrates and applies learning.

Explanation

• Provided a description of the assessment(s) and rubric(s) used and their alignment with the PLOs.

Expectations for Student Achievement and Results

• Identified specific PLO assessed.
• Indicated the target level of achievement, goals, or standards used for each measure or assessment.
• Reported assessment results in terms of the proportion of students who did not meet, met, or exceeded expected levels of competency or other scale that was described.
• Clearly described assessment results.

Actions Taken/Closing the Loop

• Described the circumstances that impacted the delivery and/or assessment of the PLOs during the past year.
• Described how the results have been shared and discussed with program faculty and internal/external stakeholders.
• Discussed the next steps to be taken based on the assessment results and how program faculty will be involved.
• Discussed how the assessment results help tell their story and how they have discussed, or plan to discuss, assessment results and/or curricular changes.
• Provided details on changes, if any, made to PLOs, assessment, and/or pedagogy based on previous SAAC and/or external review feedback, and how the results in the SAAC report reflect those changes.
• Provided feedback on how we can improve the SAAC reporting process.

Overall Feedback (Please comment on strengths and areas of growth for the PLO assessment report.)