Outcomes Assessment
This site is a resource for all areas of the Brooklyn College community engaged in or interested in outcomes assessment. The site will also serve as an Institutional Portfolio that documents the culture of evidence currently in place at the College.
Outcomes Assessment is a process of self-reflection that enables departments and units to review their goals to insure they are being met and are consistent with College’s mission and strategic plan. Outcomes Assessment is not evaluation. The purpose of assessment is to use information for improvement and effective planning.
In 1999, Middle States recommended that the College develop and implement a comprehensive outcomes assessment plan. In response to this, the Brooklyn College Outcomes Assessment Plan was written in Fall 2001. The plan identifies five broad categories for assessment, including three that correspond with the major goals set forth in the Brooklyn College Strategic Plan, 2000-2005. Subcommittees have been created to guide implementation of the plan. The role of each subcommittee is to assist departments and units in developing outcomes that maintain the quality, vitality, and integrity of the College. It is important to understand that Outcomes Assessment is a process of continuous self-examination and improvement; thus, there is no “endpoint” or completion date…it is an ongoing process. Below are the five areas of Outcomes Assessment for the College:
- Academic Quality
- Student Oriented Campus
- Model Citizenship in the Borough of Brooklyn
- General Student Outcomes - proxy measures such as retention/graduation rates, post-graduate student satisfaction surveys, results of graduate and professional school admissions tests, GPA, and alumni surveys.
- Other Institutional Effectiveness - covers remaining areas.
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