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Assessment seeks to determine if students have learned what our learning experiences are designed for them to learn and if the improvements that we have made to learning experiences (based on assessments) have had the desired effects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Ramapo College, academic programs respond to four interrelated questions:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What should our students know or be able to do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where do students learn what we hope they will know or be able to do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do we know that they have learned what we hope they will know or be able to do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do we know that improvements have had desired effects?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faculty groups assessing student learning may find these resources helpful.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"bluebullet\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Assessment-Template-2025-2026.docx\">Academic Assessment Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/08\/Academic-Assessment-Resources-2025-2026.pdf\">Academic Assessment Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/quick-start\/\">Quick Start<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/academic-assessment-newsletters\/\">Academic Assessment Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Committees\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/committee\/\">Committees and CWAAC Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Contact:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"contactBox\" style=\"\">\n<p><b>Joyce Shim, Ph.D., MIA, MSW<br \/>\n<\/b>Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs<br \/>\nPhone: (201) 684-7585<br \/>\nE-mail: viceprovost@ramapo.edu<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contactBox\" style=\"\">\n<p><b>Michael A. 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