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The Role of Data and IT in Accreditation and Assessment. The College of New Jersey. Paula Maas Debra Frank. Major Paradigm Shift in Accreditation. Input Model . Output Model. Middle States Accreditation Standards. Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness. Assessment of Student Learning.
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The Role of Data and IT in Accreditation and Assessment The College of New Jersey Paula Maas Debra Frank
Major Paradigm Shift in Accreditation Input Model Output Model
Reporting Data Communication between faculty/staff and IT professionals is key to managing the web of data
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Assessment 102 (Live) • The main point of this presentation is: • IT can solve accreditation needs. • As accrediting bodies move toward outcomes assessment, the role of IT is increasing • Institutions need to decide whether to use home grown or off the shelf products for accreditation • What is meant by assessing institutional effectiveness?
Assessment 102 (Live) What is meant by assessing student learning? Where does IT fit into data management for accreditation? What kinds of questions can IT ask to facilitate the assessment and accreditation process?
Contact Paula A.Y. Maas, Executive Director, Center for Institutional Effectiveness-maas @tcnj.edu Debra L. Frank, Coordinator of Assessment, School of Education, The College of New Jersey- frank@tcnj.edu