WHAT IS ASSESSMENT

Assessment is an ongoing process to determine the effectiveness of an institution's educational programs, support services, and operations. It is a systematic approach to providing evidence of continuous improvement in programs, services, and operations.

At GCU, assessment is expected to:    

• Be an ongoing process that serves as a formative means of assessing each a unit's mission and purpose.
• Involve a systematic gathering, analyzing, and interpreting of data to determine how well performance matches expectations.
• Provide evidence of continuous improvement in the institution's educational programs, support services, and operations.

WHY IS ASSESSMENT IMPORTANT

We engage in assessment activities for four main reasons:    

• Improve educational programs, support services, and operations, through assessment results that identify areas for change.
• Support decision-making processes, planning, program reviews, and accountability.
• Demonstrate that a program or service is accomplishing what it claims it is accomplishing or that students are learning what it is intended that they learn.
• Inform students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders of student learning or of a program or service and its impact.

INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT REPORT 2022-2023 [pdf]