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Program Assessment for an Undergraduate Statistics Major

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  • Allison Amanda Moore
  • Jennifer J. Kaplan

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Program assessment is used by institutions and/or departments to prompt conversations about the status of student learning and make informed decisions about educational programs. It is also typically required by accreditation agencies, such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) or the Western Association of Schools & Colleges (WASC). The cyclic assessment process includes four steps: establishing student learning outcomes, deciding on assessment methods, collecting and analyzing data, and reflecting on the results. The theory behind the choice of assessment methods and the use of rubrics in assessment is discussed. A description of the experiences of a Department of Statistics at a large research university during their process of developing an assessment plan for the undergraduate statistics major is provided. The article concludes with the lessons learned by the department as they completed the assessment development process. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.[Received December 2014. Revised July 2015]

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  • Allison Amanda Moore & Jennifer J. Kaplan, 2015. "Program Assessment for an Undergraduate Statistics Major," The American Statistician, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 69(4), pages 417-424, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:amstat:v:69:y:2015:i:4:p:417-424
    DOI: 10.1080/00031305.2015.1087331
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