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Outcomes Assessment

11/1/00


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Author: Jessica Loraine Jonson

Email: jjonson2@unl.edu

Home Page: http://www.unl.edu/ous/faculty_resources/assesssment.shtml

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Table of Contents

 

Outcomes Assessment

NCA Statements Handbook of Accreditation, NCA-CIHE, 1997

Making Outcomes Assessment Work for UNL

Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning

Principle 1: Assessing What Matters Most

Principle 2: Complete and Accurate Picture of Learning

Principle 3: Starts with Existing Goals and Activities

Principle 4: Linking Outcomes and Processes

Principle 5: Assessment Evolves

Principle 6: Collaborative Endeavor

Principle 7: Making Evidence Meaningful

Principle 8: Used in Decision Making

Principle 9: Public Accountability

Benefits for Engaging in Outcomes Assessment

Benefit 1: Faculty become primary decision-makers

Benefit 2: Better understanding of learning throughout curriculum

Benefit 3: Richer Data

Benefit 4: Reliable Evidence

Resources For Outcomes Assessment

Personnel Resources

Financial Resources

Informational Resources

Communication Resources

Summary of Benefits

Conclusion

Questions to Think About