Iowa Outcomes Assessment Papers
A useful assessment plan incorporates a variety of strategies for examining student learning. No single approach serves all departments equally well. This collection of articles identifies common department practices that can be integrated into a department’s overall assessment efforts.
Guiding Principles for Outcomes Assessment
Using learning outcomes assessment in academic departments
Developing Department Learning Outcomes
What do you want students to learn as a result of their experiences in your department?
Assessing Achievement of Department Learning Outcomes
Using evidence of student learning as a basis for reflecting on department practices
Bringing Student Voices into Outcomes Assessment
What can students tell you about achievement of department learning outcomes?
Contributions of Advising to Learning Outcomes Assessment
What can advising tell you about achievement of department learning outcomes?
Using Student Learning Portfolios for Departmental Outcomes Assessment
What can student learning portfolios tell you about achievement of department learning outcomes?
Bringing Student Grades into Outcomes Assessment
What can student grades tell you about achievement of department learning outcomes?