5.1 Student Learning and Assessment
- Describe the four elements to which school leaders must commit to be able to show that the school is producing a skilled workforce that is meeting employer needs and that students are learning what they need to be successful.
- Describe how student learning assessment differs from goals and objectives.
- Explain the value and purpose for assessing student learning.
- Describe the five steps to developing a framework for the assessment process.
- List the four elements that guide the development of a meaningful assessment plan.
- List the various levels at which student learning outcomes assessment can occur.
- Explain the two different purposes for which assessment occurs.
- Identify the elements of a student learning assessment plan.
- Describe the ways in which a school may support sustainable assessment processes.
5.2 Student Achievement
- Describe how a school demonstrates successful student achievement.
- Describe what the Commission will consider when assessing student achievement.
- Identify the form that is used as the Commission's mechanism collecting student achievement data. Identify where graduation and employment benchmarks can be found.
- Explain how, for a program that does not meet the benchmark requirements, a school may still demonstrate the successful achievement of its students in that program.
- Describe what 'heightened monitoring' requires if your program's student achievement falls below the Commission's benchmarks.
- Identify what programmatic action the Commission may take when the school has not demonstrated acceptable student achievement either through its student learning assessment efforts; graduation, employment attainment, and/or licensure/certification exam pass rate(s); or a combination thereof.
- Articulate the definitions of valid, reliable fair and flexible, for ACCSC accreditation purposes.
5.3 The Graduation and Employment (G&E) Chart and Benchmarks
- Explain the purpose of the G&E Chart.
- Explain how to calculate the reporting period for the G&E Chart.
- Identify what ACCSC's reporting period is designed to do.
- Articulate each step in the G&E Chart data entry process.
- Define terms in the G&E Chart Glossary.
- Explain how G&E Chart data is verified.
5.4 Employment Classification.
- Describe the three guidelines for justifying the classification of a graduate as employed in a training-related field.
- Describe the requirements for verification of regular employment.
- Describe the requirements for verification of self-employment.
- Describe the requirements for verification of career advancement.
- Identify the elements that must be contained in the school's employment records.
- Describe why it is important for schools to gather information on graduate preparedness from employers.
5.5 Independent Third-Party Employment Verification
- Explain where to find the ACCSC Independent Third-Party Employment Verification Frequently Asked Questions.
- Identify the situations in which the Commission requires employment verification by an independent third party.
- Explain the purpose of requiring a third-party verification of the school's verification process.
- Describe the five steps to completing the third-party verification process.
- Explain the required elements contained in the attestation regarding independence and accuracy of information provided by the independent third-party verifier for the school to include in the Self-Evaluation Report.
- Describe what the school must include in the summary of results for each G&E Chart as part of the Self-Evaluation Report.
- Define ACCSC's four verification categories.
- Explain the attestation from the third-party vender regarding the following disclosures/past records of integrity.
