Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education

Section 4
 Assessment Tools and Data
 Quality Data
 Defining Terms
Assessment Tools
 Grades & Assessment
Primary Trait Analysis
 Rubrics
Selecting the Tools Part 2
Creating a Tool
Quiz
Your SLOs

Section 5
Course Assessment

Section 6
Program Assessment

Section 7
Closing the Loop
 

Section 8
Implementing Assessment Training on Campus

Section 9
References & Resources

Definitions

Workbook

Using Materials from this Website

Choosing the Right Assessment Tools - Part 2

Examples of various assessment tools are included in the table below. Quickly evaluate each type of assessment with regards to the type of data generated by the assessment and the pros and cons associated with the assessment. This exercise will stimulate some thought about the pros and cons of each assessment, and review your understanding of the types of data. Answers may vary depending upon your perspective and the way in which you construct the assessment. Download the table as a two page word document to work on by clicking here.

   (Some of the choices are linked to sample assessments.)

Check possible answers to this table

Creating an assessment

Resources and Links

Assessment audit tool to check assessment practices in a course

Student learning assessment; Options and resources. MSACHE,2003

List of Existing  Assessment tests approved by the CCCCO  Chancellor's Office