A process that gathers information that results in a conclusion such as nursing diagnosis or problem identification
What is assessment?
100
Program impact; measuring change and effectiveness
What is summative evaluation/program impact?
100
Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats
What is SWOT Model of Systems Analysis?
100
The implementation of a system designed to provide for ongoing evaluation, analysis of findings, and implementation of plans for improvement within an organization
What is continuous quality improvement (CQI)?
100
(1)institutional self-study; (2)peer review; (3)site visit; (4)action by the accrediting association; and (5)periodic monitoring and oversight
What are the five major elements of the accreditation process?
200
A process by which information about an entity is gathered to determine its worth
What is evaluation?
200
Assessment to determine if a program is operating as expected; documentation of activity and processes
What is formative evaluation/accountability?
200
It helps to maintainfocus on your strengths, minimize threats, and take the greatest possible advantage of opportunities available to you.
What is SWOT Analysis?
200
Institutional accreditation
What is accreditation that provides a comprehensive review of the functioning and effectiveness of the entire college/university/institute?
200
Self-analysis of perforamncecomfpletdby the school based onthe standards of the accrediting association
What is a self-study?
300
..systematic monitoring and evaluation of the various aspects of a program to assure standards of quality are being met
What is quality assurance?
300
Needs assessment; goal-setting
What is formative evaluation/pre-implementation?
300
It is used to help guide and shape the School as it evolves over the next five years.
What is the School's strategic plan?
300
Programmatic of specialized accreditation
What is accreditation that focuses on the functioning and effectiveness of a particular program or unit within the larger institution (ie, nursing)?
300
To verify the results of the self-study and to provide additional clarification to the accrediting agency
What is site visit?
400
The process by which practices, procedures, and performance metrics are compared to an established standard or best practice.
What is benchmarking?
400
A classroom instructor asks students to submit two sentences summarizing the main points of today's lecture.
What is formative assessment?
400
Responds to the needs and perspectives of
communities of interest locally, nationally and globally. Hint:it's one of SB's strategic initiatives
What is strategic initiative 3? OR What is tactical partnership?
400
Its primary purpose is to ensure that at least minimum standards of quality are met. Other purposes include:
(a) provides recognition for funding and student financial aid; (b) to ensure consistency in quality across academic programs
What is accreditation?
400
Strategy to break up the scope and size of the work involved in preparation for accreditation; involves delegation
What is a timeline?
500
Its purpose is to ensure the quality and health of a program; occurs in academia on average every 5 years
What is program review?
500
University faculty and course evaluations
What are summative evaluations?
500
A major task to integrate into the plan, when developing a master plan of evaluation, is to meet __________ standards.
What is accreditation (or program)?
500
Provides accreditation of nursing education programs in the US, at baccalaureate and graduate degree levels, including programs offering distance education
What is CCNE, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education?
500
Housing for the displays of evidence and supplemental materials that site visitors can use to verify informaiton presented in the self-study report