Assessment

Cultivating a Learning Culture

The Office of Assessment supports the development of effective summative and formative tools to evaluate student learning.

Aligning Instruction with Learning Outcomes

Assessment of student learning helps us understand exactly how and to what extent students are mastering the skills and knowledge faculty expect by the end of a course or program. It's a vital part of the teaching and learning exchange and provides the clear, actionable guidance needed to align course activities and academic programs with expected student learning outcomes, ensuring every step forward moves students closer to their goals and future careers.

Informed Decisions

Institutional Assessment

The following information describes how Purdue Fort Wayne is achieving its mission and intended outcomes.

2014–15

2015–16

First Time Full Time Student Survey (2018)

2020 Administration Summary
2020 Respondent Profile
2020 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
2020 Snapshot
2020 High-Impact Practices
2020 Selected Comparison groups
2020 Topical Module—Academic Advising
2020 Topical Module—First-year Experiences and Senior Transitions
2020 Engagement Indicators
2020 Multi-Year Report
2020 Pocket Guide Report
2019 Administration Summary
2019 Respondent Profile
2019 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
2019 Student Comments Report
2019 Snapshot
2019 High-Impact Practices
2019 Selected Comparison Groups
2019 Topical Module—Academic Advising
2019 Topical Module—Inclusiveness and Engagement with Diversity
2019 Engagement Indicators
2019 Multi-Year Report
2019 Pocket Guide Report
2015 Engagement Indicators
2015 Respondent Profile
2015 Snapshot
2015 Administration Summary
2015 Frequencies and Statistical Comparisons
2015 High-Impact practices
2015 Pocket Guide Report
2015 Selected Comparison Groups
2012 Major Field Report—Within Institution
2012 Respondent Characteristics
2012 Selected Comparison Groups
2012 Mean and Frequency Reports
2012 Benchmark Comparisons Report
2012 Multi-Year Benchmark Report
2012 The Student Experience in Brief: IPFW
2012 Executive Snapshot
2009 Institutional Report
2006 Strategic Planning Peers Comparison
2006 Institutions Comparison Highlights
2006 Mean and Frequency Reports
2006 Benchmark Reports
2006 Respondents Compared to the IPFW Population
2006 Respondents Characteristics
2003 Means Summary

2010 Faculty Survey Institutional Profile
2010 Faculty Survey Theme Report
2010 Faculty Survey Constructs Report
2008 Faculty Survey
2002 Faculty Survey

These IPFW survey results are available upon request from the Office of Assessment.

2007 Foundations of Excellence Report
2005 Campus Climate Survey Highlights
2005 Campus Climate Survey Report
2005 Food Service Questionnaire Data Summary

These reports are provided by Noel-Levitz. The 2006 results are available from the Office of Assessment.

2014 Student Satisfaction Inventory Results
2014 Student Satisfaction Inventory Year-to-Year Report
2014 General Interpretive Guide
2014 Interpretive Guide
2010 Student Satisfaction Inventory Results
2010 Target Class Level Report
2010 Year-to-Year Comparison Report
2010 General Interpretive Guide
2006 Student Satisfaction Inventory Results (paper copy)
2004 IPFW Student Focus Group Report
2002 Student Satisfaction Inventory Summary

These reports are available upon request from the Office of Assessment.

2009 Freshmen and Senior Comparison
2009 Institutional Summary Report

Teach. Assess. Revise.

Academic Program Assessment

Analyzing data on student learning across degree programs to improve teaching, curriculum, and overall educational quality to ensure students achieve defined learning outcomes.

Oct. 31, 2022

Departmental assessments due to college assessment committee.

Dec. 5, 2022

College assessment committee review of assessment reports submitted. Include all departmental assessment reports with feedback from college committee to Kent Johnson.

Jan. 20, 2023

Evaluation of college review completed by OAASS and returned to dean.

Academic Units at PFW report assessment activity annually. The reports demonstrate the operationalization of the Assess-Intervene/innovate–Reassess model at the academic program level.

Listed here are the reports by department within each school/college/division/center/program for the academic year being assessed.

On July 1, 2021, the College of Arts and Sciences split into two new colleges, one focused on liberal arts and the other on science. The reorganization was approved by the Purdue University Board of Trustees on Feb. 5, 2021.

The School of Education transitioned to a structure comparable to that of the Doermer School of Business as part of a dissolution of the College of Professional Studies.

Three departments currently in the College of Professional Studies moved during the summer. Human Services became part of the School of Education. Hospitality and Tourism Management found its administrative home in the business school. The Department of Criminal Justice and Public Administration moved to the College of Liberal Arts.

Effective July 1, 2018, IPFW was realigned. Health Science programs were transferred to Indiana University management and control as an additional location of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. The balance of programs remained part of IPFW, and the institution's name was changed to Purdue University Fort Wayne. The assessment reports in this section are programs that were assessed prior to the realignment.

College of Health and Human Services

Developing Essential Skills

General Education Assessment

This process evaluates how well students are developing broad knowledge and essential skills across diverse subjects, ensuring the curriculum effectively prepares them for careers and civic life.

The Office of General Education provides support for the activities listed below.

General Education Proposal Development: assistance in creating a new or recertified proposal.
Assessment: assistance in developing methods to assess general education outcomes.
Grants: assistance in writing a proposal to improve general education assessment.
Curriculum Mapping: assistance in mapping the Baccalaureate Framework to general education course outcomes.

Requirements:

IPFW General Education Requirement - Bulletin
Questions and Answers about Your Undergraduate Education at IPFW
- What does it mean to earn an undergraduate degree from IPFW?
- What Are the Goals of General Education?
- What does the IPFW General Education Program include?
- How many credits of General Education are required?
- Which courses count as General Education?
- How do I know WHICH General Education courses to take?
- How does the General Education Program relate to my major?
- How is the General Education Program assessed?
- Can I test out of General Education courses?
- What about transfer credits? Can they count as General Education?
- Are there any other special opportunities to enhance my education at IPFW?

The new General Education Document and Information System (GEDIS) has useful information about the general education program at Purdue Fort Wayne:

1. Upload course syllabi, assessment plans, and assessment reports.

2. Amend the learning outcomes for approved general education courses.

3. File a general education remonstrance.

4. Propose a course for inclusion in the general education program.

5. Find updates about the administration of the general education program at PFW.

Requirements:

Senate Document SD 12-14: Change in General Education Program
Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core (The full text of the student learning outcomes is available for each competency on the website of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. See Statewide General Education Core, http://www.in.gov/che/.)
Sample General Education Syllabus
General Education PowerPoint Presentation available upon request at General_Education
Approved General Education Courses