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Assessment Resources for Faculty

Faculty members are very familiar with assessing students.  We constantly collect feedback from students to see what they are and are not learning.  Most of this assessment takes place at the class or section level.  This is important feedback for running a successful class, but it does not tell us enough about how students are doing in our programs and in the college, as a whole. 

The assessment of student learning at the program level asks questions about student learning at a different level of analysis, including:

  • How well are students achieving the learning goals we set for them by the end their programs?
  • Do changes in program requirements or pedagogy affect student learning?
  • What changes can be made to enhance student learning and overall program quality?

The College has dozens of programs, hundreds of faculty, and thousands of students, so the assessment of student learning is, by necessity, going to be a large undertaking.  However, if we stick to the core principle of assessing what we value (our goals), we will find value in the results and we will use these results to benefit current and future students. 

Assessment resources for faculty are divided into a few different sections.  Training materials are provided to introduce faculty to the basic principles of assessment, including information about program goals and the College's assessment plan.  Development materials are provided to give faculty useful tools for developing and implementing assessment methods.  Finally, links to external assessment web sites are given to help faculty find resources outside of the college.

Training Materials

Introduction to Assessment
College Mission, Vision, and Values
Strategic Objectives
Guiding Principles
College assessment plans
Glossary of assessment terms

Program goals (found within guide sheets)

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Development Materials

Guiding Principles
Program goals
Competency maps
Direct and Indirect Measures
Rubrics
Introduction to eLumen

External Resources

Higher Learning Commission
Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions publications
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (online journal)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Assessment Institute
North Carolina State University Assessment Resources
Association of American Colleges and Universities

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