Institutional Assessments & Improvement Plan
7.1 Explain ACCSC's mission and the principles to which it commits
- Describe the Hallmarks of Quality exhibited by successful institutions
- Understand the role of accrediting standards in the process of institutional assessment
- Describe the role of self-evaluation in the ACCSC accreditation process
- Explain the individuals that should be involved in the institutional assessment and improvement process
7.2 Role of institutional assessment and improvement activities in management
- Describe the two characteristics ACCSC requires of institutional assessment and improvement activities
- List the areas that ACCSC requires schools to incorporate as part of the institutional assessment and improvement process
- List the indicators that institutional assessment can measure
- Explain what is identified through institutional assessment
- Name the ways institutional improvement is driven by institutional assessment
- Explain the benefits of the institutional assessment and improvement process
- Understand the requirements and benefits of documenting assessment and improvement activities
7.3 Best Practices
- Explain why obtaining information internally is valuable
- Describe the sources of information for institutional assessment and improvement that may be obtained externally
- Summarize the benefits of planning as a best practice for institutional assessment and improvement
