Criteria

This table shows information obtained from survey instruments received from institutions during the process of identifying model institutions with exemplary assessment programs. It also shows the criteria identified by the committee as critical in the evaluation and assessment process. The X symbols indicate the presence of each criterion in survey instruments received from each institution. The literature repeatedly refers to the importance of each of the above criteria in improving learning outcomes. Faculty have a pivotal role in the areas of communicating with students, fostering collaboration among students and faculty, providing prompt feedback, specifying assignment deadlines, and providing clearly defined course objectives and diverse assignments.