Assessment at NJIT: Preparing for 2022 and Beyond Mary K. Kierst, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Assessment at NJIT: Preparing for 2022 and Beyond Mary K. Kierst, Ph.D. Associate Director for Assessment & Evaluation November 14, 2019

Overview • Introduction • Assessment at NJIT – MSCHE Requirements – Status of Program Reviews • What’s Next – New Program Review Process – Preparing for 2022 2

Assessment at NJIT • Continuous improvement via the assessment of carefully set goals • MSCHE Accreditation Standard V: Educational Effectiveness Assessment – Clearly stated educational goals at the institutional and program levels – Organized and systematic assessments conducted by faculty and appropriate professionals – Closing the loop 3

Assessment at NJIT • Status of Program Reviews – Overdue for Review: • 16 degree programs – Requiring Immediate Review: • 48 degree programs • 26 certificate programs – Requiring Review before 2022: • 19 degree programs – Closing the Loop before 2022: • 28 degree programs 4

What’s Next • New Program Review Process – Introducing three-year cycle: 1) assess, 2) analyze, 3) report on closed loop – New review template and rubric • To be reviewed and approved by Faculty Senate Committee on Assessment (FSCA) – Basic assessment process • Culmination: final review and approval of ADAE’s recommendation by FSCA • Preparing for 2022 MSCHE Accreditation Site Visit – Assessment compliance 5

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Tangentially related musings? kierstmk@njit.edu (973) 596-5312 6

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