SACS Reaffirmation
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Assessment : 2007 - 2008 : Administrative Support :
Psychology and Philosophy, Department of
3 Goals 4 Objectives 4 Indicators 4 Criteria 4 Findings 4 Actions
GOAL: Curriculum
| Objective | Curriculum Evaluation | |
| Courses in Psychology will be evaluated in terms of the breadth of topic coverage in the field. Associated Goals: Curriculum |
| Indicator | Curriculum Matrix  Courses will be compared to the matrix designed by Levy et al. & published in TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY in 1999. |
| Criteria | Percent of Courses Covering Current Perspectives 50% of courses in the psychology curriculum are expected to require knowledge of the "Current Perspectives" section of the Levy Curriculum Matrix (attached). |
| Finding | Percent of courses covering current perspectives Nine of the 17 courses listed covered the "Current Perspectives" section of the Levy Curriculum Matrix |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Percent of course covering current perspectives No action was deemed necessary at this time. |
GOAL: Faculty Scholarship
| Objective | Scholarship Portfolios | |
| Faculty will be effective scholars as evidenced by the portfolio documenting their scholarship on an annual basis. Associated Goals: Faculty Scholarship |
| Indicator | Review of Faculty Scholarship Evaluation of faculty scholarship portfolios according to the Department guidelines for Scholarly & Artistic Endeavors (Attached). |
| Criteria | Scholarship Evaluation Score A score of 3 or more on the 5 point scale on the Scholarly & Artistic Endeavors Rubric (attached under "indicator") is considered to be minimally satisfactory. |
| Finding | Scholarship Evaluation Score Scores on Scholarship Evaluation for all faculty members ranged from 3.0 to 5.0 with a mean of 4.62 and a standard deviation of 0.72. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Scholarship Evaluation Score No action is deemed necessary at this time. |
GOAL: Teaching Excellence
| Objective | IDEA Evaluations | |
| IDEA student evaluations of teaching will indicate that faculty are engaging in effective teaching as indicated by their summary scores. Associated Goals: Teaching Excellence |
| Indicator | IDEA Ratings A summary IDEA score at or above the institution mean is considered to be satisfactory. Consistent with IDEA recommendations, converted averates on IDEA evaluations that are in the gray box (middle 40%) are considered to be "effective teaching." |
| Criteria | IDEA Summary Score Each faculty member will receive a summary score at or above the institution average to be considered satisfactory. |
| Finding | IDEA Summary Score The average adjusted summary evaluation for the Department of Psychology and Philosophy was 52 while the Institution''s average adjusted summary evaluation was 50. The summary report using the 5-point scale for this department was 4.2 while the summary report for the Institution was 4.1. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | IDEA Summary Evaluations No action was deemed necessary at this time. |
GOAL: Teaching Excellence
| Objective | Teaching Portfolios | |
| Faculty will engage in effective teaching as evidenced by the portfolio documenting their teaching activities on an annual basis. Associated Goals: Teaching Excellence |
| Indicator | Teaching Portfolio Review Evaluation of faculty teaching portfolios according to the Department Chair Guidelines for Teaching Evaluations (Attached). |
| Criteria | Teaching Portfolio Ratings All department faculty are expected to score a 3 or better on the Chair''s evaluation of teaching rubric. |
| Finding | Teaching Portfolio Ratings Scores on Scholarship Evaluation for all faculty members ranged from 3.9 to 5.0 with a mean of 4.52 and a standard deviation of 0.37. |
Actions for Objective:
| Action | Teaching Portfolio Ratings No actions was deemed necessary at this time. |