Annual Assessment FAQ

The annual assessment plan and report will be due every academic year on September 30th. 

Student learning assessment is deciding what we want our students to learn and making sure that they have learned it successfully.

Learning outcomes are the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and habits of mind that students form and take with them from a learning experience. 

A good way to start the conversation within your program/unit is to review your mission statement, accreditation standards or strategic plan. Faculty and professionals might also review other similar examples of learning outcomes at other schools.

Every program should designate key contacts for assessment. Once this contact has been established, please send their name(s) and email address(es) to AAL Assessment and the Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Learning will set up a Taskstream account for them.

Kent State University has adopted Planning & Self-Study (PSS) by Watermark as the platform used to track assessment. All assessment plans should be reported using (PSS).

Watermark PSS has provided a basic demonstration video - you will need to create a Watermark Academy account to view the video.   

Also, a video channel with several PSS tutorials specific to Kent State can be accessed by clicking here.

The Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Learning also provides one-on-one and group assistance as needed.

Please contact AAL Assessment

One place to start is discussing results with key stakeholders at academic unit meetings (e.g., departmental, curriculum, etc.). The Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Learning is ready to help you make the most of your data. Please contact us for more information.

Please contact AAL Assessment for any additional questions not addressed here.