Our Approach
At Queens College, assessment is a process for gathering qualitative / quantitative data to gauge progress on our goals, and a culture of collaboration and innovation. When guided by genuine questions and intellectual dialogue, assessment not only provides information about where changes to processes and practices might be needed to improve important outcomes — such as student learning, program completion, and career-readiness — but also presents opportunities for discourse, knowledge-exchange and collaboration. See our Guiding Principles for Assessment to learn more.
Practical Guides to Assessment
Assessment leads to improvement when faculty determine the learning goals and methods of assessment for courses and programs, and when the staff who deliver our administrative and student support services determine the goals and methods of assessments for administrative departments.
Who to contact for help
Assessment Coordinators guide departmental assessment committees and department chairs throughout the assessment process.
The Assessment Council provides feedback to academic departments about their assessment plans.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) provides data and applied research expertise to support assessment projects.
Rebekah Chow, Associate Provost of Institutional Effectiveness, and Christopher Hanusa, Faculty Liaison for Evaluation and Assessment, lead the Assessment Council and provide guidance to assessment committees, chairs, and directors on the assessment process.