Thinking Beyond Surveys: Developing an Assessment Plan for Your DS Office Kristie Orr, Ph.D. Director, Disability Services and Paul Harwell, M.A. Accommodations.

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Thinking Beyond Surveys: Developing an Assessment Plan for Your DS Office Kristie Orr, Ph.D. Director, Disability Services and Paul Harwell, M.A. Accommodations Counselor Texas A&M University

Learning Outcomes Participants will be able to list and define the basic components of a comprehensive assessment plan Participants will be able to identify resources for developing their assessment plans

Why is Assessment Important? Guides decisions Necessary for accreditation Required by many universities Justifies our necessity

Components of an Assessment Plan Mission Statement Goals Objectives Measures Outcomes Action Plans

Mission Statement According to Wikipedia: A mission statement is a formal, short, written statement of the purpose of a company or organization. Example: Disability Services promotes an academic experience for students with disabilities that is fully inclusive and accessible.

Goals Should be in alignment with DS/University/Division mission, goals, strategic plans, etc. Should be clear and explicitly stated More broad than outcomes or objectives

Outcomes/Objectives More specific than goals Learning outcomes –What will students know or be able to do? Program outcomes –Effectiveness –Satisfaction

Objectives Specific Measureable Attainable Reasonable Timely

Measures and Achievement Targets Quantitative –Numbers based –Objective Qualitative –Smaller sample size –More in-depth knowledge –More difficult interpretation

Measures Quantitative –Surveys –Tracking –Qualitative Focus groups Open-ended interviews or questionnaires

Findings What are your results? How do you interpret the results? Who do you share the results with? –You should know this BEFORE you begin

What do you do with findings? Data analysis Report writing Where do results go? –Website? –Up the chain? –To the constituents?

Action Plans Now what??? Should develop action plans as soon as reasonable

Resources CAS Standards AHEAD Program Standards Your institution’s mission, goals, strategic plans, etc. Your division’s mission, goals, strategic plans, etc.