Outcomes Assessment at Kean College of New Jersey: Academic Programs' Procedures and Models

Kean College of New Jersey initiated a program for assessing learning outcomes in Fall 1985. This text deals with the practical issues involved in outcomes assessment within specific academic major programs. Topics include goal-setting, model selection, plan preparation, instrument development, data analysis, and program modification and improvement. Outcomes Assessment will serve as a practical guide to others just starting the process-recent legislation has mandated that outcomes assessment be undertaken by many institutions of higher education across the nation. Contents: Part One-Getting Started in Outcomes Assessment; Part Two-Outcomes Assessment in the Majors; Part Three-General Education; Part Four-Conclusions.