ALBANY ASSESSMENT MATRIX

 
ASSESSMENT 
CATEGORIES 
 		 CENTRALIZED STUDIES 
MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE 
OF GROUPS		 DECENTRALIZED STUDIES 
MEASURING THE PERFORMANCE 
OF INDIVIDUALS
Basic Skills 
(For both Proficiency 
and curricular placement) 
 
 
 
 
 		 Entering Student Surveys 
Using self-reported measures developed 
by Institutional Research
 
 
 		 Foreign Languages 
Mathematics/Calculus 
Reading (EOP students) 
Science (EOP students) 
Writing (All students) 
 
 
 
General Education Skills 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Undergraduate and Alumni Surveys 
Using self-reported measures developed 
by Institutional Research
National Instruments 
 
 		 Student Grades in General Education Courses 
Course embedded assessments 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal/Social Growth 
Maturity and Satisfaction 
 
 		 Freshmen-Senior Cohort Studies 
Alumni Surveys 
Student Satisfaction Surveys 
 		 Interviews 
Observations 
Focus Groups 
 
Attainment in the 
Academic Major 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Freshman-Senior Cohort Studies and  
Alumni Surveys with Analysis by Major 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Discipline-Specific Strategies 
Comprehensive Exam (11 Depts) 
Capstone & Interview (11 Depts) 
Essay & Interview (16 Depts) 
Thesis/Research Project (6 Depts) 
Performance/Exhibit (3 Depts) 
Internship/Field work (2 Depts) 
Portfolio (2 Depts) 
Alumni Satisfaction Data (16 Depts) 
Multi-Method (20 Depts) 
Student Grades in Courses in the Major (All Depts)
 

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