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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.

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