Assessment
Assessment is a comprehensive process utilized to understand and improve student learning by collecting, analyzing, and using information about students’ knowledge and skills. Assessment plays a pivotal role in shaping the educational experiences and outcomes of students. Unlike evaluation, or grading, which often quantifies a student's performance in terms of scores or letters reflecting the correctness or quality of work, assessment encompasses a broader, more formative approach aimed at gauging not just what students have learned, but how they learn and how their learning can be facilitated and improved.
Types of Assessment
Below are the types of assessment conducted at MACC.
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Institutional: Assess broad skill that all MACC students are expected to learn, regardless of program or major.
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Program: Assess unique knowledge and skills students are expected to learn by the time they graduate specific programs.
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Course: Assess knowledge and skills students are expected to master in specific courses.
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Cocurricular: Assess learning that takes place in cocurricular activities and experiences that occur outside the traditional classroom.
For more information about assessment at MACC, click on Assessment in the left side bar under the Employee tab in myMACC.
The Collegewide Assessment Committee
The Collegewide Assessment Committee is responsible for integrating assessment initiatives, guiding best practices, and providing clear communication about MACC’s assessment processes, results, and actions taken to improve student learning. The committee’s responsibilities will include reviewing and providing feedback on MACC’s assessment outcomes, plans, results, and reports. Committee members will include those directly responsible for coordinating institutional, program-level, general education, course-level, and cocurricular assessment efforts. The Assessment Committee was incorporated into the Collegewide Assessment Committee in December 2024.