Assessment
AAC&U develops and advances assessment practices that deepen, integrate, and demonstrate student learning, through advocacy of learning-centered assessment policies, support for campus work to develop meaningful assessment approaches, and experimentation with common e-portfolio frameworks. Through its ground-breaking national initiative, VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education), AAC&U has worked with faculty and assessment expert teams across the country to develop a set of 15 rubrics through which institutions can evaluate cross-cutting capacities students develop across courses and programs. More than 2000 institutions are currently using VALUE rubrics as part of their assessment plans. AAC&U has also developed the “Personal and Social Responsibility Inventory,” a campus climate tool designed to assess various campus constituents’ perceptions regarding opportunities for education for personal and social responsibility. In addition, AAC&U has been a leader in developing the New Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability statement and the New Leadership Alliance—developing guidelines for institutional assessment and accountability.
Read President Carol Geary Schneider’s essay about how to assess student learning in college—and what not to do.
See below for publications and resources from AAC&U, member campuses, and other leading assessment organizations.
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Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
Intellectual & Practical Skills
Personal & Social Responsibility
Integrative & Applied Knowledge
National Assessment Efforts
Topics in Assessment
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- MODELING EQUITY, ENGAGING DIFFERENCE: New Frameworks for Diversity and Learning in Baltimore, Maryland, October 18-20, 2012. Register by September 17 for best conference rates.
- NEXT GENERATION STEM LEARNING: Investigate, Innovate, Inspire in Kansas City, Missouri, November 8-10, 2012. Register by September 26 for best conference rates.
- GENERAL EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT: A Sea Change in Student Learning in Boston, Massachusetts, February 28-March 2, 2013. Proposals Due June 27, 2012.
- STUDENT SUCCESS: The Quality Agenda in Miami, Florida, April 4-6, 2013.
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INSTITUTE ON GENERAL EDUCATION AND ASSESSMENT at The Hotel at Turf Valley, Ellicott City, Maryland, June 2-6, 2012
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INSTITUTE ON HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES AND STUDENT SUCCESS at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, June 19-23, 2012
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INSTITUTE ON INTEGRATIVE LEARNING AND THE DEPARTMENTS at The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, July 11-15, 2012.
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PKAL Summer Leadership Institutes for STEM Faculty at the Baca Campus of Colorado College in Crestone, CO
Institute I: July 17-22, 2012
Institute II: July 31-August 5, 2012
Outcomes and Vision
How-To Guides
Historical Perspectives and Analysis
Campus Practices
- Lessons on Systemic Reform from the LEAP States Initiative (Peer Review, Spring 2011)
- Electronic Portfolios and Student Success: Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Learning
- Engaging Departments: Assessing Student Learning (Peer Review, Winter 2010)
- Good Teaching: What Is It and How Do We Measure It? (Peer Review, Spring 2009)
- Assessing Learning Outcomes: Lessons from AAC&U's VALUE Project (Peer Review, Winter 2009)
- High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter
- Assessing Student Learning (Peer Review, Spring 2007)
- Creating Shared Responsibility for General Education and Assessment (Peer Review, Fall 2004)
- Value Added Assessment of Liberal Education (Peer Review, Double Issue, Winter/Spring 2002)
- Advancing
Liberal Education: Assessment Practices on Campus
- Assessment in Cycles of Improvement: Faculty Designs for Essential Learning Outcomes
Outcomes Assessment Data
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Contact: Terrel Rhodes, vice president of the Office of Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment |
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