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Office of Assessment

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The Office of Assessment works with academic and administrative departments at the College to help develop and implement collection, analysis, and internal and external reporting of data related to each department's unique student learning and/or student service objectives.

One or more members of the Office may also represent the College at meetings of state higher-education assessment consortia.

Contact:

Stephen B. Wall-Smith
Director of Assessment
Fitchburg State College
160 Pearl St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
swallsmith@fsc.edu

(978) 407-8269

Ann M. Hogan
Director of Educator Licensure and Coordinator of Assessment
Fitchburg State College
160 Pearl St. (McKay B-138)
Fitchburg, MA 01420
ahogan@fsc.edu

(978) 665-3233

Office of Assessment Documents

Presentation at New England Educational Assessment Network 2009 Fall Forum (PDF)

Results of 2008-2009 Graduating Student Survey (GSS) (July 2009)

"Focus on Fall 2009 and Beyond" - FSC Assessment Day (May 7, 2009)

Report from NEEAN's Spring 2009 "Dialogues on Assessment in the Disciplines" at UMASS-Amherst

Program and Presentations from Assessment Day 2009 (January 13, 2009)

Report on Fall 2008 Alumni Survey (Office of Alumni and Development)

Report from "The Future is Now 5.0" Conference at Salem State College (2008)

Report from Spring 2008 New England Educational Assessment Network (NEEAN)

Report from NEEAN's Fall Forum 2008 at Worcester State College with Presentations by FSC Faculty

 

Assessment Resources Available in the Center for Teaching and Learning

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Tk20 Resources

Tk20 Presentations and Tutorials

Tk20 Login

 

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Assessment Tools

Begin With the Bar Chart in Mind: Planning for Assessment (Microsoft PowerPoint)

How Rating Does (and Does Not) Relate to Grading (Adobe PDF)

Conceptualizing Your Assessment Plan - AAC&U

Assessment Glossary - AAC&U

NPEC Assessment Sourcebook (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Writing) Volume 1 (Adobe PDF)

NPEC Assessment Sourcebook (Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Writing) Volume 2 (Adobe PDF)

NAIT Outcomes Assessment Accreditation Model

Electronic Portfolios - April 2008 Report from Chronicle of Higher Education

History of Higher Education Assessment - Wall-Smith

History of Higher Education Assessment - Banta (Adobe PDF)

Spring 2008 FSC Assessment Day Presentations

Director's Thoughts About Assessment

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Davis Educational Foundation

2008 Davis Foundation Grant Report