Assessment & Evaluation
Why Do We Assess and Evaluate?
The Division of Student Affairs at Longwood University assesses student learning and evaluates programs for many reasons. Student Affairs administrators employ assessment and evaluation to better understand the needs of a constantly changing student population. In addition, assessment and evaluation are used to foster student learning, such as identity and skill development. Assessment and evaluation are also used to improve the quality and affordability of programs and services. Furthermore, assessment helps Student Affairs administrators develop effective university policies and procedures, contribute to strategic planning, and demonstrate to external constituents their commitment to continually change to meet various student development needs and learning styles. In short, we use assessment and evaluation to determine and reinforce what we do well and improve what we do not.
What is the Difference between Assessment and Evaluation?
Evaluation appraises the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness.
Assessment is an on-going process aimed at improving student learning, programs, and services that involves:
1) publicly sharing expectations
2) defining criteria and standards for quality
3) gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence about how well performance matches the criteria
4) using the results to documents, explain, and improve performance.
The Division of Student Affairs at Longwood University uses both evaluation and assessment to guide our work. Evaluation is to determine significance or worth or judge the effectiveness of educational programs. Assessment is to determine a rate or amount and is used as an activity to measure student learning and other human characteristics.
| CAS Standards: CAS Committee Summary CAS Self Study- Executive Summary CAS Action Plan |
Learning Plans: 2006-2007 Report 2005-2006 Report 2004-2005 Report |
| Participation Numbers: Orientation & Registration 2006 Orientation & Registration 2005 |
Customer Service: (There is no data available at this time.) |
| Training Evaluations: (There is no data available at this time.) | Program Evaluations: Orientation & Registration 2006 Parent/Guest Orientation & Registration 2006 Student New Lancer Days 2006 Orientation & Registration 2005 |
| Annual Reports: New Student Programs Annual Report 2006-2007 |
Content Area Specific Evaluations: (There is no data available at this time.) |
| Satisfaction: Orientation & Registration 2006 New Lancer Days 2006 Orientation & Registration 2005 |
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