Assessment Resources
Assessment links that provide examples of outcomes, rubrics, assessment plans, and reports from other colleges and universities.
Resources for Assessing Outcomes
Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
- Action Verbs That Can Be Used in Writing Learning Outcomes Statements
- Direct versus Indirect Measures, MIT
- Writing Measurable Student Learning Outcomes
- Writing Measurable Learning Outcomes, Texas A&M
- Designing Assessments for Quality Learning
- Closing the Loop: Using Data for Improved Learning
- Program Mapping
- Methods of Assessing Student Learning at the Program Level
Using Rubrics
- UNC-Chapel Hill Guide to Using Rubrics to Assess Student Learning Outcomes (with Examples)
- Overview of Rubrics (with Examples), POD Network in Higher Education
- Northern Illinois University Rubric Development
- Grading with Rubrics: Developing a Fair and Efficient Assessment Tool, University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence
- University of Rhode Island Rubrics Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
Establishing University Wide Assessment
- Meeting MSCHE Standards for Accreditation through University-Wide Assessment
- Establishing a University Wide Assessment System
- Assessment of Administrative and Educational Support Departments
Assessment Documents and Handouts
- Student Affairs Outcomes Handout
- Summary of NSSE Engagement Indicators and Themes
- Inventory of Administrative and Educational Support Assessment Measures
- Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Student Learning Assessment Processes
- Tips for Writing SACS/COC Assessment Plans for Non-Academic Units
- Departmental Assessment: Clear, Simple, and USEFUL
Sample Outcomes, Assessment Resports and Other Resources
- University of Central Florida Assessment Plans by Year
- Appalachian State University (Program Outcomes and Sample Assessment Reports)
- Boise State University (Program Outcomes)
- California State University Fullerton (Academic and Administrative Assessment Showcase)
- College of Charleston (Assessment Guide)
- DePaul University Academic, Support, Administrative Outcomes
- East Central University (Program Assessment Reports)
- Florida Gulf Coast University (Archived Program Plans and Reports)
- James Madison University (General Assessment Resources)
- Marshall University (Program Assessment Reports)
- New Mexico State University (Program Outcomes, Assessment Plans with Rubrics)
- Oklahoma State University (Sample Assessment Plans and Reports)
- Shippensburg State University (Examples of Assessment Plans)
- US Naval Academy (Program Outcomes)
Recent PennWest California Assessment Workshops:
- Improving Assessment Plans: Finding Solutions to Common Methodological Issues
- Rubric Development
- Survey Design
Other Institution Assessment Practices
Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment is a rich source of information on assessment practices at other institutions. This site contains hundreds of examples of assessment manuals, student learning outcomes plans and reports for various disciplines, and templates.