KCKCC created an alternative system for documenting student achievement of Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) proficiencies using an interactive curriculum mapping database that allows faculty to enter information about individual student performance on each learning outcome and competency in their courses. Next Steps for Kansas City Kansas Community College Participation by adjuncts continues to be an… Read more »

Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College collaborated on a project to explore the DQP proficiencies at the associate’s and bachelor’s degree levels. The project provided opportunity for faculty and staff to work together to explore the creation of discipline-specific versions of the DQP, establish common learning outcomes between programs, and devise mechanisms for assessing… Read more »

Point Loma Nazarene University’s engagement with the Degree Qualifications Profile began early and has been sustained over a number of years. PLNU’s work with the DQP is now prompting conversations about how to more effectively assess learning in ways that are comparable across programs and how to continue to improve the experience of Point Loma… Read more »

“Through assessment we challenge ourselves to rethink our ways of teaching, structuring the curriculum, working together, and even knowing itself. It provides a means for self-correcting action and for the continual expansion of our thinking about the idea and purpose of higher education.” — Dean Paul Arcario & Professor James Wilson A federally designated Hispanic… Read more »

“While faculty may get frustrated or feel overwhelmed by the amount of data that we are collecting, working through the processes such as the PABs and at the Eberly Center have helped us use the information to improve.” — Faculty Member, Engineering Carnegie Mellon was selected as a case study for the National Institute for… Read more »