Public Health and Human Sciences

Undergraduate AssessmentMark Hoffman

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What we (OSU) expect students to learn…

• Assessment on many levels:– Learning Goals for Graduates– Baccalaureate Core Student Learning Outcomes by

Category– College Learning Outcomes– School / Department / Concentration Outcomes

• We have made great strides but still have a long way to go to organize and close the loop..

Where PHHS is headed

• Where we have been:– 4 units (departments) – Most units have had their own list of outcomes• Even specific outcomes at the option level

– Some units have professional programs with accreditation

– Wide variety of rich assessment techniques used to assess learning

Where PHHS is headed

• In the self-study period of accreditation for College of Public Health and Human Sciences

• As a college we now are responsible to a single accrediting agency & the University & several other program accreditation agencies .

Council of Education on Public Health

• Model for Assessment of Student Learning• Competencies (list for each major)– College level • Common across all levels

– Area level• Specific to major or concentration

• Learning Objectives – At course level

• Competencies– related to general skill application

• Learning Outcome– the incremental learning experiences at the course

and experiential levels that lead to the development of the competencies

PHHS

Educational Competencies

Core Competencies for all areas of

study

Area Competencies specific to MajorsMajor 1

Major 2

Major 3

Area Competencies specific to Majors

Area Competencies specific to Majors

Course Objective Course Objective Course Objective

Course Objective Course Objective Course Objective

Course Objective Course Objective Course Objective

Major 4

Major 5

Area Competencies specific to Majors

Area Competencies specific to Majors

Course Objective Course Objective Course Objective

Course Objective Course Objective Course Objective

Concluding Thoughts

• Assessment only as good as we are in using the information.

• Need systems in place that cover as much as the landscape as possible

• Learning Objectives (at the course level) need to map to competencies

• Fresh look at Learning Objectives at course level may be helpful in curricular streamlining.