Award for Excellence in Assessment Evaluation Criteria
Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:
Identification of problem/project
Articulates a question focused on a substantive and consequential issue.
Clearly describes the project aims, identifying the problem to be addressed and relevance to the Pharm.D. program.
Clearly articulates the project’s assessment-related question.
Clearly describes how project impacts (moves forward) the college/school, with consideration to internal and external stakeholder concerns.
Data collection and plan for use
Uses multiple, relevant data sources and measures.
Collection of data is easily accessible or embedded in existing college/school processes.
Provides a clear description of methodology that is appropriate to the problem being addressed.
Timing of data collection is appropriate for review and decision making.
Interpretation and dissemination of data
Describes the data analysis.
Draws appropriate conclusions.
Provides relevant comparisons or benchmarks of outcomes, within and/or outside the college/school.
Provides credible evidence to answer the problem being addressed.
Describes how assessment results are clearly communicated and disseminated within/outside of the college/school and to internal/external stakeholders.
Data-driven action/decision making
Describes how the data has led to meaningful, useful actionable decisions for program improvement.
Thoughtful engagement of internal/external stakeholders throughout the decision-making process.
Provided a timeline for implementation of assessment activity.
Changes are sustainable over time.
Evaluation, reflection, and next steps
Evaluates impact of problem being addressed to the overall Pharm.D. program.
Reflects on lessons learned with potential insights for implementation in other Pharm.D. programs.
Describes next steps and plans for iterative cycle.
Describes process for sustainability and implementation of actionable items.
Organization and overall impression of submission
Clear writing style, well written and free of grammatical errors.
Well organized, and met the general instructions/guidelines.
Project demonstrates a novel or innovative approach to meeting ACPE Standard 7.2: Assessment Elements for Organization and Governance, Standard 7.3: Assessment Elements for Educational Outcomes, Curriculum, and Experiential Learning, or Standard 7.4: Assessment Elements for Student Services, Faculty and Staff, and Resources.
