The electronic database allows sorts, queries, and the preparation of charts and graphs. As an example of a catalog entry, the Department of Mathematical Sciences uses anchored exam items to compare student achievement across semesters and improve the quality of locally developed test items. The Academy's success in assessment is the result of vision and hard work. First and foremost, the Academy has a clear mission statement. Academy departments and agencies employ goals and objectives and use the seven educational outcomes to provide focus for their programs.
Faculty members view teaching as a key responsibility, and good teaching is valued and rewarded.
Many faculty members conduct robust educational research to discover the best ways to help cadets learn. The Center for Educational Excellence supports faculty members in efforts to improve their teaching. Although the catalog was instrumental in the highly successful accreditation visit, it also served to highlight some existing challenges. The catalog reveals that many elements of assessment data are collected but not shared across departments or programs. Although a variety of assessment techniques are employed, some programs emphasize quantitative measures and neglect to include portfolios, focus groups, interviews, or other qualitative methods.