engages in regular assessment of course, program, and institutional outcomes. Faculty are responsible for assessing course and program outcomes on a regular schedule. Every three years, each course-level SLO must be assessed based on a schedule developed by the faculty in each program. Assessment of program learning outcomes is often completed as part of the PEP and PEP-UP process.
Assessment allows faculty to analyze student learning in a systematic way in order to guide needed curricular updates or program changes. Assessment is a deliberate and faculty-driven process.
Assessments of both course and program learning outcomes are completed using eLumen.
, a blog with good discussion of how formative assessments can provide valuable information
of student learning during a course, allowing for faculty to make mid-term adjustments
to enhance student learning. There are suggestions using varied online or technology-based
tools for formative assessments.
site is robust. While faculty may find the whole site overwhelming, specific pages like “” and “” can be linked individually and will be very useful for faculty.
has many resources to assist faculty, including multiple videos examining their assessment process.
, while not exclusive to higher educations, has many resources for faculty and includes links to resources specific to assessing online learning, student services units, and assessing service learning.
, a clearinghouse for effective and transparent assessment programs.
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