FACULTY PARTICIPATION IN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING

Effective: August 15, 2024

Purpose: To outline the requirements for faculty in assessing their students’ learning.

Scope: This policy applies to all University faculty campus wide.

Responsible Office: Academic Affairs

Policy Statement: Emporia State University strives for the highest quality in its academic programs. Therefore, faculty members should ensure that expected course learning outcomes align with the corresponding faculty-determined program’s learning outcomes as developed collectively by the program’s faculty members. All faculty are expected to assess their students’ attainment of those expected outcomes, to report faculty-determined assessment results as appropriate, and to use assessment information to improve learning.

Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in another University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.

Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Academic Affairs. 

[Academic Affairs procedures - coming soon]

Related Policy Information: [coming soon]