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Assessment at IUS:

• Background & History
• Roles & Responsibilities
• Resources & Support
• Academic Assessment Committee
• Assessment Survey Summary
• Faculty Work in Assessment

Academic Program Assessment:

• Introduction
• Assessment Handbook
• Annual Program Assessment Process
• Program Progress Reports
• Campus Assessment Results
• Assessment Grants
• Glossary

General Education Assessment:

• Overview and Reports

Classroom Assessment:

• Institute for Learning & Teaching Excellence (ILTE)

Assessment Handbook

In recent years there has been a dramatic increase at IUS in formal assessment activities. During the 2004-05 school year, however, the Academic Assessment Committee (AAC) conducted a faculty survey and found that despite generally positive results a significant number of respondents suggested a general lack of understanding of assessment terminology, techniques, and approaches (see Campus Assessment Results). Some faculty also noted a need for dissemination of assessment information and results across campus, all so that the process could be better understood.

In response to this call by IUS faculty, Pat Daly, the 2004-05 AAC chair, created this Assessment Handbook for the Web, which is a chapter by chapter guide for departments when designing, implementing, and conducting program assessment.

Note: The files below are in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Overview of the Assessment Process
• Chapter 3. The Program Mission Statement
• Chapter 4. Establishing Learning Outcomes
• Chapter 5. Choosing Appropriate Assessment Tools
• Chapter 6. Implementing Assessment
• Chapter 7. “Good Practices”
• Chapter 8. Resources and Assessment Web Sites
• Chapter 9. Assessment Vocabulary

Download the entire Assessment Handbook. (All chapters 1 through 9 above)