What do students contribute to our Assessment?

As the primary "stakeholder" in our curriculum, students provide valued input in the assessment of learning. These items below allow us to document the ways in which learners contribute to curricular improvement and to document the achievement of learner outcomes:

how our students explain and demonstrate their knowledge of the principles, the practices and the benefits of the assessment program.
how our students participate in the continued development of the assessment program, and communicate formally and informally about the program with faculty and peers.
how our students are actively serving on assessment committees.

Student knowledge of the principles, practices, and benefits of the assessment program

As our department continues to develop its outcomes assessment program, we will communicate the elements of our plan to students in the orientation class, Hort 110, so that they will be aware of its importance from the time they enter the department until they graduate.

Students participation in the assessment program

Students provide informal feedback on outcomes assessment through the coordinator of the Resource and Career Center. Graduating seniors participate in a survey to assess leaner outcomes over the course of their student career in the Department of Horticulture. Students provide important data through evaluations at the end of the semester in each course taught in the department. The Outcomes Assessment Committee surveys students in Hort 497 (Professional Development Seminar) during each spring semester. Students are asked to rate the extent of coverage of each of our learner outcomes over all courses.

Student involvement on assessment committees

Two students have been appointed to the Outcomes Assessment Committee by the Department Chair. Appointment to the committee of one or two undergraduate students has been approved by the Department Chair, and selection of student representatives is currently under consideration by the Outcomes Assessment Committee.
The student representatives have the same privileges and responsibilities as the faculty representatives. The two students appointed each year are the current presidents of Hort Club and Turf Club.