Academic Assessment
Cal Poly Contacts for Assessment
- Academic Assessment Council
- College Assessment Councils
- College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences
- College of Architecture & Environmental Design
- Orfalea College of Business
- School of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Science and Mathematics
Institutional Level Assessment
- Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA)
- Critical Thinking Learning Community
- University Learning Objectives
- Senior Project Assessment Guidelines
- Senior Project Assessment FAQ
Program Level Assessment - WASC
- Academic Year 2009-10 WASC Program Assessment Inventory by Department (PDF)
- Academic Year 2008-09 WASC Program Assessment Inventory by Department (PDF)
- Academic Year 2007-08 WASC Program Assessment Inventory by Department (PDF)
- Academic Year 2006-07 WASC Program Assessment Inventory by Department (PDF)
Resources - Articles
- "Assessment Changes Everything" by G. Graff, President of MLA (PDF)
- "Assessment from the Ground Up" by Donna Englemann (PDF)
- Fair Assessment Practices (PDF)
- FAQ - Benjamin Bloom's Taxonomy on Cognitive Behaviors (PDF)
- Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as a Lever
- Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning (PDF)
- Observable Verbs for Cognitive Domain Instructional Objectives (PDF)
Resources - Rubrics
- University Writing Rubric (PDF) - developed by Cal Poly: Brenda Helmbrecht, Director of Writing in the English Department /Writing Committee
- Lifelong Learning Rubric (PDF) - developed by Cal Poly: Navjit Brar, Assessment Librarian, and the Lifelong Learning Committee
- Oral Communication Rubric (PDF) - developed by Cal Poly Lorraine Jackson, Professor Communication Studies
- Critical Thinking VALUE Rubric (Word doc) - from the AAC&U
- WASC Rubric on Academic Program Learning Outcomes (PDF)
- WASC Rubric on Assessing the Integration of Student Learning Assessment into Program Reviews (PDF)
- WASC Rubric on Evaluating General Education Assessment Process (PDF)
- WASC Rubric on Program Level Assessment (PDF)
- WASC Rubric on the Use of Capstone Experiences for Assessing Program Learning Outcomes (PDF)
- WASC Rubric on the Use of Portfolios for Assessing Program Outcomes (PDF)
Resources - Websites
- Assessment Glossary
- Assessment Planning Guide
- CSU Assessment Information
- Student Learning Outcomes in the CSU
Conferences and Workshops
- Assessment Conferences
- University of Nebraska at Kearney List of Conferences
- WASC Retreats on Student Learning and Assessment
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