Assessment is based on clear, explicit program purposes. Assessment focuses on both outcomes and the experiences leading to the outcomes. Assessment is ongoing. Assessment efforts involve representatives across the college. Assessment begins with users' issues and questions.
Assessment is part of a larger set of conditions that promote organizational change.
The designs of assessment strategies are an integral part of the development of new programs. The assessment process itself is evaluated. Assessment provides the vehicle for meeting our responsibilities to students and to the community 1 .