PLANNING FOR SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING

These resources provide examples of assessment plans from various courses, areas or programs, and types of institutions.

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Assessment at Andrews University
Mission and goals, history, assessment personnel, annual assessment cycle, tools used for outcomes assessment.

Boise State University Department and Programs Outcomes Assessment Plans
A Plan for institutional assessment 1999-2000.

Assessment at Brenau University, Georgia
Descriptions of the why, how, and what of assessment.

Academic Assessment Plans at George Mason University
Plans are listed by college, department, and program.

Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness at Johnson County Community College
The Johnson County Community College institutional effectiveness assessment model assesses the effectiveness of all aspects of college programs and services including credit and noncredit instruction, student services, and administrative and support services.

Assessment and the Core Curriculum at King’s College
Overview of King’s College approach to integrating assessment into the curriculum.

Assessment and Institutional Research at Longwood College
A comprehensive description of the Longwood College assessment program.

Institutional Effective Program at Roanoke College
Academic assessment rationale, principles, etc.

Assessment at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
The assessment plan.

University Learning Requirements at CSU Monterey Bay
CSU Monterey Bay has established learning requirements for 13 different areas. Students are graduated based on what they have learned, rather than the courses they have taken. The University Learning Requirements are listed on this web site.

Community Participation
Creative/Artistic Expression
Culture and Equity
Democratic Participation
English Communication
Ethics
Language
Literature/Popular Culture
Mathematics Communication
Science
Technology/Information
United States Histories
Vibrancy

Creating an Evaluation Plan
A good tool for designing a plan to assess a program

Clarifying Aims and Standards: An Interactive Exercise
An excellent exercise for identifying and clarifying those learning outcomes that should be priorities for assessment.

A Simple and Effective Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan That Works.
This is an interesting and useful document, from a panel at California State University at Chico that offers a practical model for the assessment of student learning outcomes at a regional state university.