University Of Alabama: Faculty And Staff Accolades For Oct. 20, 2021

Press release from the University of Alabama:

October 20th, 2021

The bachelor’s degree program in human development and family studies has been named the winner of the 2021 Provost’s Assessment Award at UA.

The award, established in 2017, recognizes excellence in program-level assessment and improvement of student learning outcomes. Each year’s winner is selected by the University Assessment Council from a pool of degree program assessment reports that exhibit meaningful, measurable, manageable and innovative processes.

The program is offered by the department of human development and family studies within the UA College of Human Environmental Sciences. The curriculum is designed to produce graduates who have a genuine concern for children and families and seek the challenge of helping people learn, solve life problems and successfully interact with others. Student learning is assessed in a variety of ways that promote input from multiple instructors and supervisors. UAC award voters were impressed by several aspects of the assessment report — including the thorough design/detail of the assessment plan, the clear presentation of results, and the way faculty collaborated to interpret and use those results to further enhance teaching and learning.

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