Assessment Documents & Resources
Resources for Faculty
Assessment Video Clips - despite their name, these assessment brief YouTube videos are helpful and to the point
University of Scranton Learning Outcomes Terminology
ILO: Institutional Learning Outcome: what we want graduates of the The University of Scranton to know, do, and value.
PLO: Program Learning Outcome: what we want students to know, do, or value at the completion of their academic program, general education program, or interaction with an organizational unit.
SLO: Student Learning Outcome: what we want students to know, do, or value at the completion of the course or other learning experience.
Assessment Resources from the AAC&U
The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), an organization committed to the continued quality of undergraduate liberal arts education, has produced a variety of resources to help member institutions explore how to assess liberal learning and general education learning outcomes.
What is a Liberal Arts Education?
Assessment Resources from NILOA
NILOA, the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, offers a wide variety of resources to faculty and others engaged in student learning outcomes assessment. A particular focus for the organization is facilitating the transparency and usability of assessment data and information. The organization's Transparency Framework is widely adopted in the higher education community as a model for achieving this important assessment goal.
Other Suggested Readings & Helpful Links
Suggested Readings and Websites on Student Learning Assessment
American Historical Association (n.d.). AHA tuning project: History discipline core. Retrieved from http://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/current-projects/tuning/history-discipline-core
Banta, T. W., & Palomba, C. A. (2014). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Upcraft, M. L. and Schuh, J.H. (2002). Assessment vs. research: why we should care about the difference. About Campus.
Walvoord, B. E. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education (2 nd ed.). San-Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Weimer, M. (2013). Learner-centered teaching: Five key changes to practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
