Reporting Feedback

Feedback on assessment reports comes in multiple ways and from multiple sources.

Annual Feedback

The Office of Assessment provides feedback annually on any reports submitted. Assessment staff will also follow up with any programs who do not submit annual reports. 

 

Academic Program Review Feedback

As part of the seven-year academic program review conducted by the University Council Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC), a faculty review team will evaluate the most recent three years of assessment reporting and provide feedback to the program on assessment practice. Typically, one member of the four-person faculty review team will receive specialized training in assessment evaluation by Office of Assessment and will lead the team’s efforts.

Both the annual feedback and academic program review feedback are provided using this Program Assessment Good Practices Rubric.

 

Informal Feedback

If your program would benefit from off-cycle feedback on existing or emerging assessment practice, you can request assistance from Dr. Katie Burr, Director of Assessment, at katieburr@uga.edu. 

 

Purpose of Feedback

All feedback is formative—intended to help program faculty improve the usefulness and efficiency of assessment in future cycles. The criteria used as the basis for feedback are derived from the commonly held good practices in learning outcomes assessment as defined by the American Association for Higher Education (2004):

• Programs should have clearly defined, measurable, intended learning outcomes that focus on knowledge, skills, and competencies appropriate for the discipline.
• Assessment measures should provide evidence of students' attainment of the defined learning outcomes.
• Assessment measures should be independent from course grades and teaching evaluations.
• Multiple assessment measures should be used, if possible. A mix of direct and indirect assessment is recommended.
• Data and information should be collected over time and analyzed longitudinally.
• The analysis of data should result in findings relevant to the program.
• Improvements in the program should be planned and enacted in response to the findings.