ASSESSMENT TOOLS
The Office of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness utilizes the following assessment tools, which are available for use institution-wide.
CAS Professional Standards
Striving for excellence in professional practice, ATU academic support (administrative) units utilize the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards and self-assessment guides (SAGs) for review of functional programs and services. The ATU Office of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness (OAIE) purchases these SAGs for institutional use. Please contact the OAIE to request the SAG for your functional area. Check the program review schedule and learn more about the self-assessment cycle on the ATU Academic Support Assessment page.
- To gain a full understanding of what CAS is and what the self-assessment process looks
like, watch this pre-recorded Weave webinar, "Using CAS for Evaluating Program Effectiveness and Student Learning".
- View the accompanying slides for the webinar.
- Below are specific time-marked topics in the webinar:
- Uses for CAS Standards [at 5:57 minutes]
- General CAS Standards and Functional Area Standards explained [at 8:52 minutes]
- Standards versus Guidelines [at 10:51 minutes]
- How CAS standards correlate to student learning and development outcomes [at 11:44 minutes]
- Self-Study process overview [at 16:24 minutes]
- Self-assessment guides explained [at 18:26 minutes]
- Steps in the program review process [at 21:28 minutes]
- If your office/department is scheduled for self-assessment, please contact the Office of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness for access to the appropriate CAS Self-Assessment Guide and set-up of a Weave CAS project.
QuestionPro
ATU utilizes the software, QuestionPro, for student, faculty, and staff online survey needs.Find out how you can use QuestionPro here.
Quality Matters
Quality Matters (QM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to quality assurance of online and blended learning programs and experiences, and provides trainings and certifications in their quality assurance process.
Arkansas Tech University is a Quality Matters (QM) Member Institution with many faculty and staff utilizing QM Courses for professional development. Learn more about QM here.
Quality Matters Coordinators for Arkansas Tech are Dr. Christine Austin and Dr. Loretta Cochran. Please contact either of them for information on the QM program at Tech.
QM COURSE COMPLETERS
- Dr. Jeff Aulgur - College of eTech
- Dr. Christine Austin - College Student Personnel and Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness
- Meighan Burke - Student Affairs
- Cheryl Chaney - Biological Sciences
- Dr. Loretta Cochran - Management & Marketing
- Dr. Rene Couture - College Student Personnel
- Wesley Duke - Psychology
- Amanda Gardner - Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness
- Dr. Rebecca Goldstein - Behavioral Science
- Holli Hall - Biological Sciences
- Dr. Beth Gray - Emergency Management
- Linda Hensen-Jackson - College Student Personnel
- Weiwei Ji - College of eTech
- Jamie King - Mathematics
- Renee Kosor - Professional Studies
- Dr. Aaron McArthur - History
- Dr. Mark Mitchell - College of eTech
- Dr. Debra Murphy - Curriculum and Instruction
- Heather Nelson - Logistics (Oz)
- Dr. Hanna Norton - Journalism & Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- Chris Rambo - Law Enforcement (Oz)
- Kim DuVall Renteria - Criminal Justice
- Jennifer Saxton - Professional Studies
- Dr. Jeremy Schwehm - Professional Studies
- Dr. Robert Stevens - Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. James Stobaugh - Behavioral Sciences
- Annette Stuckey - Professional Studies
- Ken Teutsch - College of eTech
- Sherry Tinerella - Library
- Dr. Susan Underwood - College Student Personnel
- Dr. Luay Wahsheh - Computer & Information Science
- Dr. Daniel Warwick - Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Melinda Wilkins - Health Informatics/Biological Science
- Dr. Jeff Aulgur - College of eTech
- Dr. Christine Austin - College Student Personnel and Assessment & Institutional Effectiveness
- Dr. Loretta Cochran - Management & Marketing
- Dr. ChihHsin Hsu - English and World Languages
- Weiwei Ji - College of eTech
- Dr. Aaron McArthur - History
- Dr. Mark Mitchell - College of eTech
- Heather Nelson - Logistics (Oz)
- Dr. Hanna Norton - Journalism and Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
- Dr. Kim Duvall Renteria - Criminal Justice
- Dr. Luay Wahsheh - Computer & Information Science
- Dr. Jeff Aulgur - College of eTech
- Dr. Loretta Cochran - Management & Marketing
- Dr. ChihHsin Hsu - English and World Languages
- Weiwei Ji - College of eTech
- Dr. Mark Mitchell - College of eTech
- Dr. Christine Austin
- Dr. Loretta Cochran
- Dr. Christine Austin
- Dr. Loretta Cochran
- Dr. Mark Mitchell
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