NASPAA AccreditationThe Logic Model:Linking All Standards from Mission through Assessment

Connecting the Dots and Explaining the Logic

Input

Activity

OutputOutcome

AssessMission

A Logic Model: An Alternative Presentation

MISSIONInputs Activities /

StrategiesOutputs Outcomes & Impacts

FacultyStaffStudents (#, diversity)AlumniOfficesBudgetsAssistantshipsLibrary HoldingsAdvisory BoardEtc.

Classes offeredResearchService projectsRecruitment strategiesAdmissions policiesPedagogiesMeetingsConsulting servicesGrant applicationsDiverse guest speakersEtc.

# classes #paid internships# publications$ of grants obtainedGraduation rateService learning projectsEtc.

Students earn degree with competenciesCitations of faculty publicationsFaculty are recognized for quality of servicePolicies are changed based on program consultingGraduates elevate ethics and professionalism in their organizationsFaculty research informs new theories and practicesEtc.

ASSESSMENT

Linking assessment measures to the logic model

Input

Student quality

Faculty quality

GRE/GPADiversity

AQ/PQDiversity

Output

Quality Instruction

Research produced

Syllabus review; student

evaluationsPublications in peer reviewed journals;

professional reports

OutcomeStudents graduating

Student competencies

Faculty recognition

Completion statisticsDirect assessment of student competencies

Citation counts

Red Flags

Input

Activity

OutputOutcome

AssessMission

Constructing a Logic ModelMission and related goals and objectives

Desired Impacts and Outcomes by faculty, graduates and program on the profession and the community/region/nation/world

Outputs necessary to achieve the outcomes

Activities or Strategies required to produce the outputs

Inputs or Resources needed for the activities and strategies

Ultimately, ongoing and sustainable Assessments to determine whether each piece and the overall logic model is all working as planned

Additional resourcesPowerpoints and examples of logic models:

accreditation.naspaa.org/resources

http://www.pmn.net/wp-content/uploads/logic-models-a-tool-for-telling-your-programs-performance-story.pdf

If you have questions stimulated by this video, submit them to:

accreditation.naspaa.org/ai-questions

Mission-driven

Outcomes-oriented

Evidence-based

Accreditation-earning

Program Management