Overview
The Office of Assessment at Morgan State University supports the strategic mission of the institution by overseeing the evaluation of student learnng on campus, facilitating the interpretation of data collected through these evaluations, and leading the application of assessment results to decision making, continuous quality improvement, and excellence in the student experience.
SERVICES FOR THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
The Morgan State University Office of Assessment promotes excellence in the student experience by supporting a campus culture of self evaluation and improvement across the institution. The Office provides leadership to the campus community in the following areas:
- Working with faculty, academic affairs and support units to design, implement and maintain a systematic and sustainable program of assessment across the campus.
- Leading and promoting university-wide assessment and evaluation activities employing national, state, and locally developed assessmentmeasures and benchmarks.
- Overseeing the MSU annual assessment of academic departments, program review, and student support services.
- Collecting, analyzing and making available for decision making and improvement of student success, satisfaction, and retention data.
- Utilizing the tenets of continuous improvement, best practice in research methods and statistical analyses, and expertise in assessment and evaluation to assest the campus community in measuring the effectiveness of programs, services, and processes and applying the results from these measurements to enhance the undergraduate and graduate student experience.
- Serving as a general resource across campus for assessment activates and training and as an internal evaluator for sponsored and non-sponsored research.
Evaluation
The Office of Assessment works with the Student Learning Assessment Committee, the Vice Presidents, the Deans, Faculty, Students, and Staff to examine the student experience at Morgan Unversity, to identify areas of excellence and to focus on opportunities for improvement. This work is accomplished through multiple assessment methods including standardized testing, an annual cycle of undergraduate and graduate program assessment, program review, survey, course evaluations, accreditation requirements, and special assessment projects.
Interpretation
Morgan State University's focus on assessment centers on understanding and analyzing the results of our campus wide assessment. Working with members of the campus community, the Office of Assessment facilitates analysis and interpretation of data and supports the work of the campus in understanding the student experience at Morgan. Assessment Office staff are available to provide guidance in developing, implementing, collecting, and understanding the results from assessment projects. Serving as a clearinghouse for campus assessment tools and data, the Office incorporates external benchmarks and internal norms to ensure timely, accurate, and data supported interpretation of assessment results.
Application
Closing the loop on assessment means utilizing the results and findings to further improve the student experience at Morgan. Assessment results are only as good as the extent to which they are useful and utilized. The Office of Assessment works with members of the campus community to maximize the utilization of assessment data within the context that the data were originally collected to address. The time and resources requirement to collect useful assessment information are justified by the application of thses data to continually improve the student experience at Morgan. Assessment results are collected, analyzed and then utilized. The Office of Assessment serves to guide and support the implementation of assessment plans and programs and to facilitate the application of data for improvement with these programs.
Assessment Tools and Instruments
- Collegiate Learning Assessment
- ETS MAPP
- Student Course Evaluation
- National Survey of Student Engagement
- Standardized Subject Matter Tests
- Periodic Program Reviews
- Comprehensive Assessment Plan
The Office of Assessment promotes excellence in the student experience through....
...A systematic and sustainable process of institution-wide assessment
...National, state, and locally developed assessment measures and benchmarks.
...Adademic assessment, program review, and assessment of the student experience
...Data-based decision making and improvement
...Best practice research methods
...Assessment training and workshops
