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Assessment Planning and Data Collection

  • Direct vs. Indirect Assessment (External Site) (Northern Illinois University)
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Collection Strategies (External Site) (Washington State University)
  • Longitudinal and Cross Sectional Designs (External Site) (James Madison University)
  • Portfolios for Assessment (External Site) (University of Maine Orono)

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Unpacking Standards to Program Learning Outcomes (External Site) (University of Maine Orono)

Measurable Verbs for Learning Outcomes

  • Action Verbs for Assessment Techniques (External Site)
  • National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Language and Syntax of Learning Outcomes (External Site)
  • Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor Domain Verbs (External Site)

Communicating Assessment

  • 8 Step Toolkit for Building a Narrative (External Site)
  • Using Assessment Results to Improve Practice (External Site) (University of Iowa)
  • Engaging Stakeholders in the Assessment of Student Learning (External Site) (Messiah University)
  • Communication is Key: Unpacking “Use of Assessment Results to Improve Student Learning (External Site)

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