Improving Student Learning
New York Tech applies Deming’s Model for Continuous Improvement to our practice of learning outcome assessment, and it is designed according to the following process and policy.
Process and Policy
New York Tech’s model for the assessment of student learning in its academic programs is designed according to the following principles:
- Program faculty are responsible for assessing the student learning outcomes of their program.
- Assessment activities should be useful, annual, and integrated as much as possible into what faculty are already doing.
- Faculty define the most important learning outcomes, set standards of performance, and measure achievement.
- Results are used to make program improvements.
- The CPI Committee of the Academic Senate provides institutional oversight.
- The Office of the Provost provides institutional support.
Guidelines & FAQs (by section)
- Articulate Expected Program Learning Outcomes
- Curriculum Mapping
- Use Appropriate Methods for PLO Assessment
- Compiling, Analyzing, and Interpreting Assessment Data
- Close the Loop: Action Plan for Improvement as Needed