Middle States Accreditation & the University Libraries
Accreditation, as prescribed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, aims at strengthening and maintaining the quality of higher education. Essentially, this process of self evaluation and peer review assures that the University of Maryland will remain attentive to its mission and goals, and will consistently strive to deliver a quality educational experience based on a set of 14 standards. The materials linked below specifically relates to:
Standard 14 - Assessment of Student Learning:
"Assessment of student learning demonstrates that, at graduation, or other appropriate points, the institution’s students have knowledge, skills, and competencies consistent with institutional and appropriate higher education goals."
Libraries' Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (LOA) Plan
Last revised: 1/11/2007 [.doc]Libraries' Results - Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan
Last revised: 2/19/2007 [.doc]
Requirements & Standards For Accreditation
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (home page)
www.msche.org - Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation, 2002
www.msche.org/publications/Characteristicsbook050215112128.pdf - Developing Research and Communication Skills: Guidelines for Information Literacy in the Curriculum
www.msche.org/publications/devskill050208135642.pdf
University of Maryland Learning Outcomes Assessment Activities
- Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes - Outcomes at Maryland
- University-wide Learning Goals for Undergraduate Education
- University of Maryland program and department level goals
Final Report of Middle States Team
Training for Library Staff on Middle States and Learning Outcomes Assessment
- 10 things you need to know about Learning Outcomes Assessments & Middle States Reaccreditation, Library Assembly Meeting, January 25, 2007; [.ppt] [PDF]
- Status Report on Middle States and UM Libraries, January 2007 [.ppt]
- Learning Outcomes Assessment Workshop @ UM Libraries, October 2006 [.ppt]
Kathy McAdams, Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies
Diane Harvey, Undergraduate Studies Librarian
...and Outcomes of the Workshop [.doc] - Middle States Self Study 2006-2007 and Subject Librarians, August 2006 [.ppt]
