We teach that, don't we? Planning assessment and responding to the results

Newcomer, Jeffrey L.

doi:10.1109/fie.2000.897629

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“…There is something to be said, however, for the individually-crafted study, particularly since another tenet of the new accreditation philosophy is that a program's success be measured not by what competitors accomplish, but by how well it succeeds in cultivating among its graduates the skills delineated in its customized mission statement and program objectives. This need is becoming widely recognized, and schools as diverse as Trinity College [8] and Western Washington University [9] report developing survey tools designed to measure their distinctive learning outcomes. This paper describes another such endeavor, but its originality lies in the techniques it employs to analyze the data the survey elicits from respondents.…”

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The Alumni Survey as an Effective Assessment Tool for Small Engineering Programs

Puerzer¹,

Rooney

2002

J of Engineering Edu

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An alumni survey can be crafted which will evaluate even a small engineering program's success in imparting the abilities enumerated in the Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC 2000) guidelines. The core of the survey consists in its analysis of alumni ranking of both the importance of, and preparation in, the eleven key desired outcomes. Its originality lies in its establishing certain threshold percentages in the difference in perception of importance and preparation which indicate a level of under‐preparedness demanding immediate attention, so that the survey can function as an objective assessment tool. The responses of specific aggregates can also be analyzed in this manner, providing insight on the different perspectives of alumni by degree program, career path, and other demographic groupings.

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The Alumni Survey as an Effective Assessment Tool for Small Engineering Programs

Puerzer¹,

Rooney

2002

J of Engineering Edu

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“…Universities are being challenged to improve undergraduate education, to re-examine fundamental values, and to make education the primary goal (Suvedi and Heyboer, 2004). Outcomes assessment has become a required part of higher education, with the overall goal being to improve the quality of student learning (Newcomer, 2000;Pintar et al, 1999).…”

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Curriculum Evaluation: An Outcomes Assessment of the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University

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VanDerZanden

Haynes

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The Iowa State University undergraduate horticulture program has been nationally ranked as one of the best in the nation. Regular and systematic outcomes assessment is one means to evaluate the program for purposes of sustaining this level of excellence. The purpose of this study was to conduct a survey of horticulture graduates to determine preparedness when entering the workforce, departmental effectiveness, and to evaluate how well graduates met departmental learner outcomes. A 59-question survey instrument was distributed electronically to a proportional sample of 221 horticulture alumni who graduated between 2000 and 2006. The response rate was 47%. Results showed that graduates found jobs quickly, and a majority (76.7%) noted that their first and current jobs were highly related to their degree. Furthermore, 41.8% rated themselves as adequately prepared, 37.9% as more than adequately prepared, and 15.5% as exceptionally well prepared for their first job. Respondents also ranked their abilities related to the 33 learner outcomes questions as good to excellent.

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Cross-course design projects for engineering technology students

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31st Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Impact on Engineering and Science Education. Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.01C

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We teach that, don't we? Planning assessment and responding to the results

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

The Alumni Survey as an Effective Assessment Tool for Small Engineering Programs

The Alumni Survey as an Effective Assessment Tool for Small Engineering Programs

Curriculum Evaluation: An Outcomes Assessment of the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University

Cross-course design projects for engineering technology students

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