Faculty generate and disseminate scholarship. The goal is for all faculty members to present novel findings and/or ideas each year in the form of publication and/or presentation at state, national, or international conferences.
Objective
Scholarship Portfolios
Each Psychology & Philosophy faculty member completes a portfolio documenting their scholarship on an annual basis. The primary objective is that each faculty demonstrate that he or she has contributed to his or her field by having published and/or having given a presentation, over the past year, of new finding that support his or her sub-area in psychology.
Indicator
Review of Faculty Scholarship
Evaluation of faculty scholarship portfolios according to the Department guidelines for Scholarly & Artistic Endeavors (Attached).
Criterion
Scholarship Evaluation Score
A score of 3 or more on the 5 point scale on the Scholarly & Artistic Endeavors Rubric (attached under "indicator") is considered to be minimally satisfactory.
Finding
Percent of Satisfactory Faculty
74% of department faculty scored a 3 or better on the rubric for scholarship.
Action
Faculty Improvement Plans
In consultation with the faculty member, the department chair makes specific recommendations for individual improvement in the area of scholarship.
Goal
Teaching Excellence
Faculty demonstrate high levels of teaching effectiveness.
Objective
Teaching Portfolios
Each Psychology & Philosophy faculty member completes a portfolio documenting their teaching activities on annual basis. The objective is to show that the faculty member continually exceeds the stated criteria presented with respect to the IDEA Evaluations or is showing consistent progress toward meeting those goals.
Indicator
Teaching Portfolio Review
Evaluation of faculty teaching portfolios according to the Department Chair Guidelines for Teaching Evaluations (Attached).
Criterion
Teaching Portfolio Ratings
All department faculty are expected to score a 3 or better on the Chair's evaluation of teaching rubric.
Finding
Percent of Satisfactory Teaching
100% of department faculty scored a 3 or better on the rubric for teaching.
Action
Teaching Portfolio Review
The Department Chair will continue to meet with faculty and recommend suggestions for improvement. Discussions on including peer reviews will also take place.
Objective
IDEA Evaluations
IDEA student evaluations of teaching will indicate that faculty are engaging in effective teaching as indicated by their summary scores.
Indicator
IDEA Ratings
A summary IDEA score at or above the institution mean is considered to be satisfactory. Consistent with IDEA recommendations, converted averages on IDEA evaluations that are in the middle 40% and above are considered to be "effective teaching."
Criterion
IDEA Summary Score
For each faculty member, an adjusted Summary Evaluation score that meets or exceeds the institution average will be considered satisfactory.
Finding
Percent at or above averages for IDEA
70% faculty scored at or above the institution summary scores of 4.1 for IDEA student teaching evaluations.
Action
Faculty Teaching Improvement Plan
In consultation with the faculty member, the department chair makes specific recommendations for individual improvement in the area of teaching.
Goal
Curriculum
Faculty assess the extent to which the curriculum covers a broad-base of the field of psychology.
Objective
Curriculum Evaluation
Courses in Psychology will be evaluated in terms of the breadth of topic coverage in the field.
Indicator
Curriculum Matrix
Courses will be compared to the matrix designed by Levy et al. & published in TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY in 1999.
Criterion
Percent of Courses Covering Current Perspectives
All course syllabi in the Department are collected prior to the beginning of each semester and viewed to determine the extent to which the criteria are being met. 50% of courses in the psychology curriculum are expected to require knowledge of the "Current Perspectives" section of the Levy Curriculum Matrix (attached).
Finding
Curriculum Matrix Findings
The annual analysis of the Current Perspectives section indicated that slightly more than 50% of the courses in the Psychology curriculum required knowledge of the current perspectives.
Action
Curriculum Development
The Psychology program curriculum committee will make recommendations for remediation to the program faculty. The Psychology program as a whole then will act on those recommendations.