1. Functional Area Assessment Liaisons Meeting
Farmingdale State College
September 20, 2019

2. Status of FA Assessment
History of Functional Area Assessment at FSC
Where we are Now
is the fourth Cycle
Middle States Self-Study
Significance of Functional Area Assessment:
Support College Budget Process & Allocation of Resources
Support for Decision-Making
As Evidence for Funding Requests or Other Changes
For Continuous Improvement & Evidence
Black Board for Assessment

3. 2019-20 Cycle Timeline Oct 1, 2019 Fall’19 PLANS AY 2019-20 DUE
Committees
meet to review
plans and liaisons provide feedback to areas AY
Areas conduct their assessments
June 15, 2020
REPORTSDUE
Summer’20
Committees meet to review reports and liaisons provide feedback to areas
Dec’20
Committee Chairs summarize reports by division
Jan’21
Campus Annual Assessment Report created
Early 2021
Campus Annual Assessment Report presented to Assessment Advisory Board

4. Assessment Process Review
Goals
Reflect the purpose and function of the unit
Lack specifics
Example:
Contribute to the professional development of Faculty so they may excel in their responsibilities at the College.
Objectives
More specific than goals
Are measureable
CTLT annual workshop will be attended by a large percentage of Faculty.
CTLT fall and spring workshops will help Faculty with their teaching responsibilities.

5. Assessment Process Review
Method of Assessment
How are we going to demonstrate that we achieved our objective
Example:
The attendance rosters from the workshops will be compared to the attendance rosters from the workshops.
An opinion survey will be conducted in May 2020 among all Faculty who participated in workshops during the year.
Expected Results
The criteria by which you judge if you met your objective
Total attendance at the workshops will have increased by at least 10% over total attendance at the workshops.
At least 80% of faculty surveyed will perceive that the CTLT helped them with their teaching responsibility.

6. Assessment Process Review
Closing the Loop
Results not as expected
Action aimed at improvement
Repeat assessment
Example:
Results:
Total attendance at the workshops increased by 12% over total attendance at the workshops – met objective
65% of faculty surveyed perceived that the workshops helped them with their teaching responsibility – did not meet objective
Action Aimed at Improvement:
Faculty stated in the survey that they wanted more support for instructional technologies so each workshop will now include a section on how the workshop topic can be enhanced by modern instructional technology.

7. Things to Look for when Reviewing Plans
If a goal was not met in the last cycle’s report, is it reassessed in the closing the loop section?
If a goal is reassessed from last cycle under the closing the loop section, is there another goal assessed this cycle?
Are related College and Divisional goals provided?
Is the College goal from the 2022 Strategic Plan goals?
Is the Functional Area goal general and related to the area’s mission?
Does the objective support the goal?
Is the objective measureable?

8. Things to Look for when Reviewing Plans
Is the method of assessment appropriate for the objective?
Is there a true measure specified?
Will required resources be available to do the assessment?
Does the expected result include a time frame?
Should there be a baseline or benchmark for the expected outcome?
Are the expected results realistic?
Is the related student outcome box filled in if applicable?

9. Things to Look for when Reviewing Reports
Are the actual results reported using the same metric as was specified in the expected results?
If a survey was done, was the number of responses adequate?
Is ‘Actions to Take’ section filled out if objective not met?
Is the budgetary request specific?

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