Background Material for Workshops

To get the most out of Assessment Day, please take a few moments to review each module below. In most instances, this consists of reviewing a short video and a reminder to bring your academic unit's program objectives, curriculum map, rubric, or other assessment data to a particular session.

The total time commitment for all of Assessment Day's pre-work should be no more than 1 hour.

This is a hands-on Assessment Day. If they are available, please bring the following assessment materials for your academic unit:

  • Program Learning Objectives (PLOs)

  • Program Curriculum Map and/or program course list

  • Program Assessment Rubric

Module 1 | Learning Objectives

  • Review this short video for on the left

  • Bring to this session (if available), your academic unit's:

      • Program learning objectives

Module 2 | Curriculum Mapping & Artifacts

  • Review the video on the left, Assessment

  • Bring to this session (if available), your academic unit's:

    • Program learning objectives

    • Program courses and a current curriculum map

Module 3 | Creating Rubrics

  • Review the video on the left, Best Practices for Effective Rubric Design (07:25 min)

  • Bring to this session (if available), your academic unit's:

    • Assessment rubric

Module 4 | Applying Rubrics and Analyzing the Data

  • Review the overview on the left (4:38 min)