Appendix B. Timetable for Assessing the Learning of Skidmore Students

Responsibility	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
Administration	Allocate a budget for assessment activities. Integrate assessment activities into the Strategic Plan. Designate the administrative position responsible for oversight of assessment.	Create an assessment line in the Skidmore budget. Review assessment results with relevant faculty and staff and use them for planning. Recognize the contributions of faculty and staff to assessment	Continue budget allocation Continue review and planning. Recognize contributions.	Continue budget allocation Continue review and planning Recognize contributions	Continue budget allocation Continue review and planning. Recognize contributions
Academic Programs: Majors and Interdisciplinary Programs
	Submit complete assessment plans and results of assessments as part of annual reports.	Report results in annual reports and update assessment plans if warranted.	Continue the cycle of assessments and planning.	Continue the cycle of assessments and planning.	Continue the cycle of assessments and planning.
Co-curricular and Other Support Units
	Develop and submit assessment plans to their vice-presidents.	Implement assessment plans and report results.	Continue implementation and reporting. Revise plans if warranted.	Continue implementation and reporting. Revise plans if warranted.	Continue implementation and reporting. Revise plans if warranted.

Responsibility	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
General or All-College Curriculum:
In general	Pilot the use of electronic portfolios. Pilot assessments of specific goals. Review electronic portfolio options.	Adopt an electronic portfolio system and require participation by all students in the class of 2009. Make participation voluntary for classes ’08, ’07, and ’06. CEPP: Review current all-college requirements, esp. breadth areas. CEPP: Develop procedures for receiving assessment reports.	Begin pilot projects assessing all-college learning as revealed by portfolios. CEPP: Continue review of all-college requirements.	Continue pilot projects and adjust assessment plans if so indicated by pilot projects. CEPP: propose changes to the all-college curriculum if warranted.	Conduct first full assessment using the portfolios of the senior class. Faculty vote on proposal to change all-college curriculum if warranted.
General or All-College Curriculum: Communication
—Written	Collect and assess initial sample of student writing	Review experience with RAP in Scribner Seminars	Sophomores add to portfolios, first year students begin	Continue portfolios	Assess portfolios of seniors
—Oral	Implement pilots	Survey faculty Plan assessments	Implement pilots	Implement plan	None
—Visual	None	Survey faculty and decide whether to assess visual learning	Implement pilots if visual learning accepted as an assessment area	Implement plan	None

Responsibility	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
General or All-College Curriculum:
Citizenship and Intercultural Learning		Develop assessment process.	Implement assessment process	Continue assessments	Continue assessments
General or All-college Curriculum
Intellectual Engagement	Faculty e-mail survey	LS 1 and 300-level faculty questionnaire Develop reflective essay prompt	Administer reflective writing prompt to sample of seniors	Administer reflective writing prompt to sample of seniors	Assess reflective essays in senior portfolios
General or All-College Curriculum:
Critical Inquiry	Develop rubrics from samples from Senior courses, initial assessment	Begin portfolio development with First Year students	Continue portfolios	Continue portfolios	Assess senior portfolios
The First Year Experience	Develop assessment ideas for the First Year Seminar.	Implement FYS assessment plans and pilots; analyze results.	Use results to improve the FYS and plan assessment(s) of the First Year experience (FYE).	Implement FYE assessments. Continue cycle of FYS assessment and planning.	Use results of FYE assessments to improve the FYE. Continue cycle of FYS/FYE assessment and planning.
Institutional Research	Conduct surveys, collect data, and share results with the campus.	Conduct surveys, collect data, and share results with the campus.	Conduct surveys, collect data, and share results with the campus.	Conduct surveys, collect data, and share results with the campus.	Conduct surveys, collect data, and share results with the campus.