Task Force 8

Standard 7 (Institutional Assessment)

1. Which processes currently exist to assess how effective the institution is in achieving its stated goals?  What gaps need to be addressed?
   
   
2. Identify significant achievements in assessing institutional effectiveness over the last five years.
   
   
3. What studies have been conducted to measure students’ satisfaction with their Touro experience?
   
   
4. How are results of effectiveness studies shared?
   
   
5. How effective are current processes for communication with regulatory agencies and regional accreditors? How are administration and faculty informed of changing regulations?
   
   
6. How have the findings of institutional assessment reviews been used to enhance services, policies, and administrative office functions?

 
Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning)

1. Summarize the process for developing, reviewing and revising students’ learning goals across undergraduate programs. How effective is the process?
   
   
2. Summarize the process for developing, reviewing and revising students’ learning goals across graduate and professional programs. How effective is the process?
   
   
3. What measures are used for assessment of student learning and what evidence exists that assessment findings have been used for improving teaching, learning, and services in undergraduate schools? What are the strengths and weaknesses of current practices?
   
   
4. What measures are used for assessment of student learning and what evidence exists that assessment findings have been used for improving teaching, learning, and services in graduate and professional programs? What are the strengths and weaknesses of current practices?
   
   
5. What initiatives have been implemented to improve assessment of general education outcomes? What evidence exists that students are meeting general education goals?
   
   
6. Assess the effectiveness of strategies to measure student achievement in basic skills courses. What improvements have been implemented in basic skills courses as a result of assessment findings?
   
   
7. Evaluate the progress made in advancing a culture of assessment in the last five years.  How does the college evaluate the effectiveness of its assessment procedures?