Directions:CompletingtheAnnualAssessmentReportinAnthology
Planning
Introduction
Theseinstructionscover“Part2”oftheoverallassessmentreportingatUofI.Thisisgenerallydone
afterfacultyhavecontributeddata(Part1),andfollowinganalysis,discussion,andreflection.While
assessmentisacollectiveandinclusivepractice,thisfinalreportisoftencompletedbyadepartment
chair,programhead,orassessmentcoordinator(ordesigneeofanyofthese).Theseinstructionsonly
coverthe“AnnualAssessmentReport,”whichisincludedintheunit/department’sAnnualProgram
Reviewreport.SeetheAnnualProgramReviewwebsiteformoreinformationaboutothersectionsof
thereport.
Thingsyouwillneedforthereport
Nameoforganizationalorindustry‐basedframeworkthatinformsyourlearningoutcomes(if
thisexists)
Analysisofthedatacontributedbyfacultyevaluatingstudentperformanceoncourse‐
embeddedmeasures,signatureassignments,and/orcapstonecourses.Datapointsarereported
inAnthologyOutcomes.
Meetingminutesorsummariesoffacultydiscussionofdata
Meetminutesorsummariesofdiscussionwithotherstakeholders
Planstoimplementanycurricularorstudentexperience/supportchanges,asaresultofthedata
Reflectionand/ordatarelatedtochangesmadeinthepast,asaresultofassessment
Notesand/orsummaryofeffortstheprogramhasmadetoensureassessmentpracticesare
reliable(inter‐raterreliability)
Filesorevidenceofstudentevaluation(Example:surveyresults,examplesofstudentwork,copy
ofanassignmentorarubricusedtoevaluatestudents,etc.)
DirectionsforCompletingAssessmentReportTemplateinAnthologyPlanning
1. MakesureyouhaveaccessinAnthology.Thedepartmentchair,bydefault,shouldhave
permissionforthefullannualprogramreviewtemplateinAnthology.Othersmayneedto
requestpermission(see“Permissions”section).
2. LogintoAnthologyPlanning.Youshouldseeyourdashboard,thatlookssomethinglikethis:
PROTIP:Toavoidbrowsercachingissues,useaPrivateorIncognitobrowserwindowwhen
workingincloud‐basedproducts,suchasAnthology.
NOTE:Under“Announcements,”youcanfindinstructionsforthefull“AnnualReviewProcess,”
“alinktothepermissionsrequestform,”andotherhelpfulresources.
3. Clickonthe“Plans”menuitem,highlightedinthescreenshotbelowwithanarrow,intheupper
left‐handcornerofyourscreen.Eachmenuitem,whenyouhoveroverit,willshowyouit’s
name.
4. Verifythatyouarelookingatthecorrectyear,plan,andorganizationalsection.Seescreenshot
below.Ifyouneedtochangesomething,youcanclickontheboxandselectfromthedrop‐
downmenu.Under“MyUnits,”youshouldseeanyprogramsyouhaveexplicitpermissionsfor.
5. Selectyourprogramname,under“MyUnits.”Intheexamplebelow,theprogram“Career
Ready”hasbeenselected.Youmayhaveplanitemsalreadylisted(inmanycases,morethan
onepersonmaybeworkingonyourAnnualProgramReviewtemplate).Each“planitem”isa
“template.”TheAnnualProgramReviewreportisacollectionoftemplates.Ifyoudonothavea
templateinyourlistliketheoneshownhere…
Thenyouwillneedtoaddonetothereport.Youcaneasilydothis,byclicking“+PlanItem”on
theupper‐right‐handcorner,asshownintheCareerReadyexamplebelow:
Select“StudentLearningAssessmentReport”fromtheoptions:
6. Thiswilladdthetemplatetothereport.YouwillneedtodothisforEACHmajor/degree‐level
youareresponsibleforreportingon.Ifyouaredoingthereportingforallmajors/degree‐levels
intheunitordepartment,thenyouwillbeaddingoneforeachprogramofstudy.Itdoesn’t
matterwhatordertheseareaddedin,ortheordertheyshowuponyourscreen.
7. Completethe“StudentLearningAssessmentReport”template.Whenyouaddthe“PlanItem”
inStep6,itopensupthetemplateforyou.Youcanworkinitfromhere,oryoucanleaveit
blankfornow,scrolldowntothebottomofthetemplateandclick“Done”toaddthisitemto
thereport.Oncethisitemhasbeenaddedtothereport,youcanaccessitbyclickingonitfrom
thereportitemsmenu,asshownbelow,toreopenthetemplateandcontinueworking:

Theopentemplatelookslikethisandisreadyforediting.
8. Thefollowingstepswalkyouthrougheachsectionofthistemplate.Youcanskiptowhichever
sectionyouareworkingon.Theyarelistedinthesameorderasfoundonthetemplate.Changes
are“auto‐saved,”andthetemplatecanbeclosedbyclicking“done”atthebottomofthepage.
Section:Nameofdegree/majororcredential
Directions:Enterthetitleoftheprogramofstudyinthebox.Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthe
greencheckboxappearstotherightofthebox.
Section:AssessmentCycleStartDate/AssessmentCycleEndDate
Directions:Theseareprefilleddatesandshouldnotbechanged.
Section:Progress
Directions:Whenworkingontocompletethetemplate,select“SectioninProgress.”Thisletsothers
knowitisinprogressandnotreadytobereviewedwithothers.Whenyouhavecompletedthe
template,changetheprogressboxto“SectionCompleted,WaitingforFeedback.”Changesare
automaticallysaved,whenthegreencheckboxappearstotherightofthebox,asshownbelow.
Section:AssessmentReportContact
Directions:Enterthenameofthepersonwhoisresponsibleforcompletingthistemplateand/orthis
assessmentreport.Ifthischanges,pleasechangethecontact’snamehere.Thiscontactisspecifictothis
major/degree‐level.Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthegreencheckboxappearstotherightof
thebox.
Section:ProgramChanges
Directions:Thisisanarrativebox.Youcantypedirectlyintothebox,orpastefromanothersource.
Please“describeorlistanychangestheprogramhasmadeinthepastyear,includingapproved
curricularchanges,namechanges,and/ororganizationalchanges.”Thenarrativeshouldbespecificto
thisprogramofstudy(major/degree‐level).Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthetimestamp
appearsbelowthebox.
Section:LearningOutcomesareCommunicatedtoAllStudents/AllFaculty
Directions:Clickontheboxesforthosestatementsthataretrue.Theexampleaboveshowsboth
statementsclicked,andtrue.Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthegreencheckboxappearstothe
rightofthebox.
Section:FrameworkAlignment
Directions:Typeintothebox,anyprofessionalassociationororganizationthatguidesyourassessment
activity.Ifyouhaveprogrammaticaccreditation,thismightbeyourprogrammaticaccreditor(Examples:
APA,ABA,ABET,AACSB,NASM,etc.).Oryoumayuseanationalframework(Examples:AAC&U,DQP,
NACE,etc.).Ifyourassessmentisnotalignedwithexternalstandardsorframework,leavethisbox
BLANKorenter“N/A.”Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthegreencheckboxappearstotheright
ofthebox,asshownbelow.
Section:Outcomes
Directions:EveryprogramshouldbeabletoimporttheiroutcomesanddatafromAnthologyOutcomes.
Itisunlikelythatyouwillneedtoenteranythinginthebox.Clickon“+Outcome”asshownabove.This
willopenanewwindow:“AddAnthologyOutcomesDataSource.”Verifyyouareimporting
outcomes/datafromthecorrectyear.Thismightbedatafromthemostrecentacademicyear.Select
“programs”toseeprogramsavailable,ortypeinthenameoftheprogramofstudy,andhitenter.If
nothingisshowingup,youmayneedtowaitaminuteorsoforthesystemtomaketheconnection.
SeeexamplefortheCareerReadydepartmentexamplebelow
Inthisexample,dataiscollectedonoutcomes1and3onlyduringtheexampleyear.Weonlybring
theseoutcomesintothereport.Todothis,clickonthe“+”inthebluebox(seetheredarrowpointingat
it)foreachone.Verifytheyhavebeenadded.Thoseaddedwillshowupunder“AddedOutcome
Assessments”asshownbelow.Youcanunselectone,byclickingtheblack“x”nexttoit.Ifalllooks
correct,clickon“backtoplanitem”tofinishtheimport.
Yourdatawillshowupinyourtemplateasshownbelow.Thisitemisnowcomplete:
Section:SummaryFindings
Directions:Thisisanarrativeitem.Clickintothenarrativetextboxandtypeyourresponse,orpaste
fromanothertextsource.Thisisanoverallsummary,ofthedatacollectedforthemajor/degree‐level,
duringthisreportingyear.Youmayuploadevidenceasfilesorlinks.Changesareautomaticallysaved,
whenthetimestampappearsbelowthebox.
Section:FacultyReviewofFindings
Directions:Thisisanarrativeitem.Clickintothenarrativetextboxandtypeyourresponse,orpaste
fromanothertextsource.Thisissummaryoffacultydiscussion,ofthedatacollectedforthe
major/degree‐level,duringthisreportingyear.Youmayuploadevidenceasfilesorlinks.Changesare
automaticallysaved,whenthetimestampappearsbelowthebox.
Section:UseofAssessmentData
Directions:Thisisanarrativeitem.Clickintothenarrativetextboxandtypeyourresponse,orpaste
fromanothertextsource.Thisissummaryofdata‐informeddecisionsresultingfromassessmentthis
year.Youmayuploadevidenceasfilesorlinks.Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthetimestamp
appearsbelowthebox.
Section:Inter‐RaterReliability
Directions:Thisisanarrativeitem.Clickintothenarrativetextboxandtypeyourresponse,orpaste
fromanothertextsource.Thisissummaryofcoordinatedeffort(s)theprogramengagesintoensure
thevalidityandreliabilityofdatacollectedfromfaculty.Youmayuploadevidenceasfilesorlinks.
Changesareautomaticallysaved,whenthetimestampappearsbelowthebox.
Section:ClosingtheLoop
Directions:Thisisanarrativeitem.Clickintothenarrativetextboxandtypeyourresponse,orpaste
fromanothertextsource.Thisisreflectivesummaryofsuccessesandlessonslearnedfromprioryears,
notaplanfornewlycollecteddata.Youmayuploadevidenceasfilesorlinks.Changesare
automaticallysaved,whenthetimestampappearsbelowthebox.