Assessment Plan Rubric

This page provides an online tool for faculty groups to examine their assessment plans in light of criteria developed by the Provost's Advisory Committee on Assessment (PACA) and vetted by the Provost.

Guiding Question #1: How specific and measurable are the learning outcome statements?

Guiding Question #2: How integrated are the learning outcomes?

Guiding Question #3: In the assessment plan, how is the collection of direct evidence of student learning organized and used?

Guiding Question #4: In the assessment plan, how is the collection of indirect evidence of student learning organized and used?

Guiding Question #5: In the assessment plan, how are faculty involved in collaborative analysis of direct and indirect evidence of student learning (as described in 3 and 4 above)?

Guiding Question #6: How effective is the plan in enabling the faculty to use assessment findings for program improvement and development (“closing the loop”)? 

Guiding Question #7: How effective and efficient are the methods for writing program assessment reports that meet the planning needs of the Department, the College, and the University, including accreditation?

Guiding Question #8: How appropriately is the assessment system coordinated and managed?

Guiding Question #9: How effective and efficient are the uses of technology to accomplish assessment work, when appropriate?