At the City
Colleges of Chicago, assessment is considered a systematic and ongoing process
that collects aggregate data about what students know and can do based on
measurable student learning outcomes for:
- General
Education, including Communications, Mathematics, Physical/Life Sciences,
Humanities/Fine Arts, Social/Behavioral Sciences, and Human Diversity
- College to Career (C2C) programs
- Core
courses for our academic disciplines
Data and
information resulting from the assessment process serve to inform improvements
in pedagogy, course content, the curriculum, learning resources, and student
services. Because the assessment process must be faculty owned, faculty
driven, and administratively supported, utilization of assessment data by
faculty is designed to improve student performance, student development, and
student achievement.