Standard 1: Purpose

Standard 2: Administration

Standard 3: Learning Resources

Standard 4: Finances

Standard 5: Student Services

Standard 6: Instruction

Standard 7: Equipment

Standard 8: Facilities

Standard 9: Instructional Staff

Standard 10: Co-op Agreements

Standard 6.14: Evaluation of Instruction

Instructional procedures should be evaluated in a systematic manner. This evaluation should be through regular reviews by students and the administration. Self-evaluation of instruction should also be utilized on a systematic and regular basis. This system should include input from former students and the Advisory Committee members. Instructional procedures should show responsiveness to the feedback from these evaluations.

Requirements:

  1. Rate the use of a systematic program evaluation system to make decisions about program efficiency, effectiveness, and content.
  2. Rate the use of student input in the evaluation process.
  3. Rate the use of instructor(s) evaluations in the evaluation process.
  4. Rate the use of self-evaluation of instruction on a regular basis in the evaluation process.
  5. Rate the use of student follow-up data in the evaluation process.
  6. Rate the use of the Advisory Committee review in the evaluation process.

Recommended Documentation:

  • Statement explaining how the instruction is evaluated. Include blank copies of evaluation forms and/or minutes from Advisory Committee evaluations.
  • Statement explaining how the program is evaluated by the instructor, Advisory Committee, etc., on a regular basis. Include copies of any forms used.   
  • Statement explaining how and when students are invited to evaluate the program. If a student evaluation form is used, include a blank copy of it.
  • Statement explaining who evaluates the instructors and how often. Explain also how an instructor self-evaluation is performed.
  • Statement explaining how the information derived from the student follow-up system is considered in the program evaluation process. Cite specific examples in the last several years, if applicable.
  • Statement explaining how Advisory Committee recommendations regarding the program are reviewed and considered in the evaluation process. Cite recent examples of recommendations which have been implemented, if any.
  • Sample Documentation 6.14A
  • Sample Documentation 6.14B
  • Sample Documentation 6.14C
  • Sample Documentation 6.14D
  • Sample Documentation 6.14E
  • Sample Documentation 6.14F