Assessment Resources

The following links are resources may help you in developing or updating your departmental or academic assessment.

Assessment Handbook [March, 2008]- a valuable resource for understanding the evolving process assessing student learning here at Gallaudet
GU's Rubric for Assessing Written English

Assessment for Student Learning Kick-Off [August, 2008]
Presentation to Assessment Fellows and Assessments Coordinators on where we've been and what's next
Writing and Using Student Learning Outcomes at Different Levels
By Eileen T. Matthews [Modified: September 2007]
Includes examples of Student Learning Outcomes not only at different levels but from the perspective of different units as well
Engaging Student Learners
By Catherine Andersen [August, 2007]
Provides ways to challenge, support and engage students to help them be successful learners
Taking Back the Classroom (Effective Learning Strategies and Rigor)
By Emilia Chukwuma and Cristi Berdichevsky [August, 2007]
What do we mean by academic rigor? What does it look like in the classroom?
Using the Assessment Cycle To Improve Student Learning
By Eileen T. Matthews [Modified: Summer 2007]
GU's process for assessing student learning and using what we learn from assessment to improve student learning

Exemplary Assessment Practices - Exemplary Assessment Reports in Undergraduate and Graduate departments [February, 2008]
Outcomes for different Programs

Assessment Glossary
The Assessment Cycle and Basic Guiding Principles
By 'Bunmi Aina [August, 2007]
A presentation on what assessment is and is NOT and a look at each step in the assessment cycle
Online Assessment Resources - list of external assessment resources such as guides to good assessment practices; assessment tools; using results, etc.