Office of Institutional Effectiveness
What is IE
Principles, Purposes, Participants, and Particulars of Assessment at Simmons
An Overview of Assessment at Simmons College of Kentucky
What is Assessment?
Assessment is an ongoing process to determine the effectiveness of an institution’s programs, services, and operations. Assessment provides a systematic approach to providing evidence of continuous improvement in programs, services, and operations.
Assessment at Simmons College of Kentucky is expected to:
Why is Assessment Important?
How is Assessment Related to Accreditation?
The Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) Standard 2b, with which Simmons College of Kentucky must comply, states:“The institution demonstrates that it is accomplishing and can continue to accomplish its mission, goals, and program objectives and improve performance through a regular, comprehensive, and sustainable system of assessment and planning. Central to this plan is the systematic and specific assessment of student learning and development through a strategy that measures the student’s knowledge, skills, and competencies against institutional and programmatic goals.”
The Assessment Support Team
The Assessment Support Team is charged with encouraging, coordinating, and facilitating assessment practices for the college by…
Membership:
EVP Institutional Effectiveness
IT / IS Representative
Academic Affairs Representative
Student Affairs Representative
Admissions Representative
Retention Representative
Administrative Representative
Outcomes
Click on the links below to view the results of recent assessments at
Simmons College of Kentucky.
Resources
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The Mission and Objectives of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness