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The Office of Academic Assessment (OAA) offers the following services
to the NAU community. For more information or help with any of the
services listed below, please contact the OAA at (928) 523-8679.
The Office of
Academic Assessment (OAA) seeks to support quality student learning and
to foster excellence in educational practices by establishing and
maintaining a culture of assessment and improvement at the course,
program, and institutional levels. The basic premise (and slogan)
of OAA is "Assessment for improving student learning."
We will gladly
assist academic programs at NAU with assessment efforts. Please
contact the OAA staff directly by phone or email (see title page) to
solicit and/or schedule the following services:
1. Specialized consulting visits:
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With individual Chairs or
Directors
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With
departmental assessment or curriculum committees
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With entire
departments or schools at faculty meetings
2. Analysis of program-level
assessment data: We can run statistics on your rubrics, etc.
3. Classroom and web-course
assessment techniques
4. Designing course evaluation
questions suitable for assessing learning
5. Designing manageable
degree-program assessment plans and annual reports
6. Preparing for NCATE assessment
requirements
7. On-line Assessment Resources on
the OAA website
8. Practical books on assessment can
be provided upon request
Additional
copies of the
Faculty Guide for Degree Program Assessment can be provided to faculty or departments
upon request.
The OAA also
provides complimentary copies of Linda Suskie’s book, Assessing
Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide to academic units.
Suskie’s book can be used as a supplement to this Guide, and appropriate
pages are referenced throughout for further information. If your
academic unit still needs a copy of this useful book, please contact the
OAA.
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