Assessment
Assessing Learning at Jefferson College
All policies, procedures, practices, and instruments used to assess the courses, programs, and institutional services at Jefferson College have been documented in a single location in order to make access to them as easy as possible. This Assessment Handbook is available to assist in planning, implementing, revising, and reporting assessment activities at the College. The Assessment Calendar is also a helpful tool.
Additional helpful information can be found below, and the sidebar offers assistance with assessments used in the classroom.
Institutional Assessment
Programs are reviewed every 5 years, as indicated in the Institutional Assessment Plan. The Institutional Assessment Process reviews at the program level. Completed reviews are accessible via the College Reports tab in MyJeffco.
General Education Assessment Plan
To determine how well students are gaining skills in the eight General Education Academic Skills Competencies, an annual assessment of representative student work takes place. The rubrics used for this plan are commonly used by other institutions of higher learning across the country. Faculty are encouraged to check which rubrics are aligned to their courses by reviewing the Institutional Course Guide and using the rubrics to help them craft engaging assignments.
More information can be found within the General Education Assessment Plan.
Cycle | Competencies | Rubrics used |
| Cycle 1 | Civic Engagement Ethical & Social Responsibility Understanding & Engaging Diverse Perspectives | |
| Cycle 2 | Information Literacy Technology Literacy | |
| Cycle 3 | Communication | Written Communication rubric or Oral Communication rubric |
| Cycle 4 | Creativity & Innovation Critical Thinking | Critical Thinking rubric or Inquiry and Analysis rubric or Problem Solving rubric or Quantitative Literacy rubric |
Faculty who wish for assistance in developing quality assignments that align with these competencies and rubrics can contact Cindy Rossi for assistance. Assessment Newsletter Archive
Multi-Section Assessment Efforts
Faculty at Jefferson College are starting to formally assess courses that have multiple sections taught by multiple instructors. They are taking a look at the extent to which students across all sections of a course are achieving expected learning outcomes, and then using the information to improve the course so that student learning increases.
Assessing Learning with Student Response Systems
Jefferson College uses Poll Everywhere as its preferred student response ("clicker") system. It can be integrated into PowerPoint presentations to enable realtime viewing of results.
