Institutional Planning, Research and Assessment (IPRA) Office
Are we accomplishing what we have
set out to do?
Assessment is the systematic
process that allows us to determine the answer to this question!
The following are examples of assessment best practices in the area of
Academic Affairs
—
►The University of Massachusetts
Amherst Office of Academic Planning and Assessment has developed a
comprehensive handbook entitled
Course-Based Review and Assessment: Methods for Understanding Student Learning
to guide the practitioner through the steps of student learning assessment at
the course level.
►The Community College of Baltimore
County (CCBC) has some great examples of course-level assessment projects
and outcomes at http://www.ccbcmd.edu/loa/.
CCBC’s website includes information about General Education Assessment along
with course-level, program-level, and institutional-level assessment.
►The Long Beach City College
(LBCC), has developed a comprehensive
Outcomes Assessment webpage that highlights both student learning outcomes
and service unit outcomes. Examples of course, program, and institutional level
student learning outcomes assessment are presented. LBCC includes white papers
on topics such as adjunct faculty participation in assessment and assessment of
student learning outcomes vs. grades.
