1 Assessment California Baptist University Creating a Culture of Evidence INTRODUCTION

2 The Higher Education Assessment Loop Institutional Mission Educational Questions Gathering Evidence Interpretation Use

3 Assessment, What is it? A systematic process of Setting goals or asking questions gathering information interpreting the gathered information USING it To IMPROVE the effects of college on student learning and development

4 Academic Assessment IS... A way to answer real questions A faculty and staff responsibility A cooperative endeavor Ongoing, evolving Educational for students Rewarding for faculty and staff Required for accreditation A means to an end: BETTER EDUCATION

5 Culture of Evidence “Culture is not something that you manipulate easily. Attempts to grab it and twist it into a new shape never work because you can’t grab it. Culture changes only after you have successfully altered people’s actions, after the new behavior produces some group benefit for a period of time.” --John Kotter, Harvard Business School

6 The Purpose of Assessment To Improve To Prove To Inform Promotes a "culture of continuous improvement"