— Determination of individual student performance at course level by instructors
Course Assessment
— Determination of how well a course is meeting student learning outcomes
Program Assessment
— Determination of how well an academic program is meeting student learning outcomes
Institutional Assessment
— Determination of institutional performance
What is Assessment?
Assessment is the ongoing process of:
Establishing clear, measurable expected outcomes
of student learning
Ensuring that students have sufficient
opportunities to achieve those outcomes
Systematically gathering, analyzing, and
interpreting evidence to determine how well
student learning matches our expectations
Using the resulting information to understand and
improve student learning” (p. 4)
Suskie, Linda (2009). “Assessing Student Learning” (2nd ed.) San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
Credit
The contents of this guide are adapted from a presentation by Dr. Deborah Colwill. Other portions are adapted from a SACS presentation by Pet-Armacost & Armacost, 2011.
