Assessment j) maintains the infrastructure necessary to support both the academic program and student life. (Infrastructure) k) demonstrates its commitment to continuous improvement through discipline-specific and pedagogical faculty development. (Faculty Development) l) demonstrates its commitment to continuous improvement through staff development. (Staff Development) m) provides opportunities for students to be involved in Christian religious life activities and to explore their faith. (Christian Life/Religious Life Environment) n) uses current technology to enhance student learning, administrative efficiency, and institutional effectiveness. (Technology) A partial list of assessment activities follow: a) administration of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) to random samples of freshmen and seniors; b) administration of the Noel/Levitz Survey of Student Satisfaction or the Jamestown College Survey of Institutional Effectiveness (every 3rd year); c) administration of the Major Field Test to graduating seniors in selected departments; d) analysis of reported performance on graduate and professional school examinations (including the Graduate Record Examination: General and Subject Tests, the Pre-Professional Skills Test and the Praxis II in Education); the Medical College Admissions Test, the Law School Admissions Test, and the National Council Licensure Examination in Nursing; 49
e) analysis of placement information based on alumni surveys; f) administration of a faculty and staff survey to gain knowledge of the opinion of faculty and staff about the institution; g) analysis of exit surveys from graduating seniors and classroom assessment summaries from every academic department; h) analysis of student retention, experiential education, career planning and placement data; i) linking assessment results to program development, and; j) an ongoing evaluation of our assessment program. While formal and informal reports from alumni, employers, trustees and other constituencies comprise additional information relevant to assessment, student input constitutes the critical source of assessment data. Therefore, all students will be expected at various junctures during their tenure at Jamestown College to contribute to our assessment program by completing surveys, standardized tests, and exit interviews as required by their curriculum.