Office of Institutional Effectiveness

Effectiveness

We may be implementing, achieving and improving on many fronts, but without documentation of the evidence, no one will know. Improvement for improvement’s sake, because we want to do the best we can in our work, is, in my opinion, the purpose for assessment and evaluation, but in today's climate, it seems that everyone wants to know whether we are improving. Accreditors, legislators, funders, the news media, they all want to know whether higher education is meeting the public’s needs. They want to see the evidence. This section is intended to document evidence of our University’s effectiveness.

Documenting the use of assessment results doesn’t need to be extensive or laborious. The documents below are good examples of using assessment results for improvement. They’re also wonderful examples of concise, easy-to-read, even interesting evidence.

Department of Theater Arts Summation (Terry Miller)
Enrollment Services Assessment of Student Preferences and Satisfaction with Services (2004 and 2005)

The Evidence

The University

Departments

OIE AY 2009-2010 to 2010-2015 (Current)
IRAP (now named OIE) AY 2005-2006 to 2005-2008
The Library Study at Fresno State (2009)

Programs, Courses, and Initiatives

Examples of What We Know Based on Assessment
SupportNet Assessment
Results of Fresno State's First Year Experience & Academic Success Course
Does Service Learning Help Students Succeed? Briefand Full Report
Honors Program Assessment Summary Report and Appendix
Instructional Innovation Projects
First-Year Writing Program

Campus Portfolio

See the self-study completed for the WASC Review in 2004