Assessment Plans At CSU Fort Collins, all undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as graduate certificate programs are expected to create and carry out plans to assess student achievement of program-level learning outcomes. A Program Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan …
Spring 2025 Workshops for Faculty Please join us this spring for a faculty workshop series focused on program learning outcomes assessment for academic degree programs. Each workshop will give you tools for success for planning and carrying out your assessment …
Programs typically collect both direct and indirect evidence/data of student learning. Using both kinds of assessments can support a more complete picture of what students are learning, how well they are learning, and how students perceive their learning. Direct measures …
What is the distinction between student learning outcomes assessment and student success measures? Aren’t they the same thing? Student learning outcomes assessment and student success measures are both ways to evaluate the effectiveness of education, but they focus on different …
Assessment planning and annual documentation The assessment planning and annual documentation process is being phased in each year as departments complete program review. The first group includes programs that completed program reviews in AY23 and AY24. The following programs are expected …
Curriculum Maps A curriculum map is a visual representation of a program’s curriculum that outlines the scope and sequence of courses and curricular learning experiences in an academic program. It serves as a planning tool for educators to ensure that …
What is a Rubric? A rubric is a guide that articulates the expectations for an assignment and communicates the level of quality of performance or learning. As an assessment tool, a rubric sets the criteria for evaluating performance or work …
Improving student engagement in the classroom is a hot topic amongst faculty these days. At some point in the conversation, the mythological college student makes an appearance. That perfect student of the past was always on time, had always done …
Backwards Design Basics When you are planning a road trip, you probably start with the places you want to end up and then plan your route, including overnight stops, food options, and perhaps a few scenic spots to rest along …
Remote, hybrid, and online teaching and learning have prompted most instructors to rethink course instruction and question previously held assumptions about how people learn. How to administer exams can be a particularly thorny issue, especially for courses with large enrollments …
