| Evidence Used (consider direct and indirect) | Responsible Parties | Assessment Schedule |
Process for Taking Action to “Close the Loop” |
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| Goal 1: Knowledge base in psychology | Selection of questions from the Psychology GRE, or a formal Psychology GRE practice test. | Faculty teaching Proseminar | Collect each Spring when Proseminar is taught, focus of analysis in Year 1 (2019-2024 review cycle only: Fall 2023) | Program will use its analysis of assessment results to determine if the core requirement courses in our programs are providing the necessary breadth and depth in the primary content areas in the field. Adjustments to individual course learning goals will be made based on assessment results as needed. |
| Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | PSY 3152 Research II Poster | Faculty teaching PSY 3152 to collect posters. All faculty will review posters using assessment rubric | Collect data each semester, focus of analysis of assessment Year 2 (2019-2024 review cycle only: Fall 2022) | Program will use its analysis of assessment results to determine if curriculum adequately prepares students for the research courses. |
| Goal 3: Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | CITI Human Subjects Training Course certificate of completion (as part of PSY 3152). An additional assessment for this goal will be developed for our Human Growth and Development courses. This is a goal for our continuing review plan for Fall 2020. | Faculty teaching PSY 3152 (Research II) and Human Growth and Development. | Collect data each semester, focus of analysis in Year 3 (2019-2024 review cycle only: Fall 2022) | Program will use its analysis to inform curriculum revisions. |
| Goal 4: Communication | A paper from an upper-division course (3000 or 4000 level) that demonstrates a deep understanding of a particular topic and adherence to APA standards | Faculty teaching upper-division courses. All faculty will review these using assessment rubric. | Collect data each semester, focus of analysis in Year 4 (2019-2024 review cycle only: Fall 2023) | Program will use its analysis to inform curriculum revisions, particularly whether prerequisite structure is preparing students for upper division coursework. |
| Goal 5: Professional Development | Proseminar portfolio including resume/CV and self-assessment of professional dispositions | Faculty teaching Proseminar. All faculty will review these using assessment rubric | Collect data each semester, focus of analysis in Year 5 (same for 2019-2024 review cycle- Fall 2023) | Program will use its analysis to inform curriculum revisions |