Outcomes Assessment at Kean College of New Jersey : Academic Programs' Procedures and Models

Kean College of New Jersey initiated a program for assessing learning outcomes in Fall 1985. This text deals with the practical issues involved in outcomes assessment within specific academic major programs. Topics include goal-setting, model selection, plan preparation, instrument development, data analysis, and program modification and improvement. Outcomes Assessment will serve as a practical guide to others just starting the process recent legislation has mandated that outcomes assessment be undertaken by many institutions of higher education across the nation. Contents: Part One Getting Started in Outcomes Assessment; Part Two Outcomes Assessment in the Majors; Part Three General Education; Part Four Conclusions.