Brightspace: Outcome Assessment
The content below will walk you through how to evaluate students based on the Fisher Outcomes as well as program or school-specific outcomes.
Fisher Outcomes
Fisher Outcomes apply to all Fisher students and the intent is to track student progression on these outcomes throughout their time at Fisher. There are a total of 10 outcomes, seven of which have associated rubrics that will be used to assess student progress using a developmental model. Both outcomes and rubrics for Fisher Outcomes are created and maintained in Brightspace by DePeters Family Center staff. Faculty will not be asked to create these in their courses. Faculty will only be creating the links to the specific outcomes that are assessed in their courses and rating students on those scales.
For a full video tutorial on these steps, please watch Brightspace Outcome Assessment - Fisher Outcome Setup
Fisher Outcomes Assessment Process
Faculty will follow the below steps to assess student performance on specific Fisher Outcomes outcomes that are mapped to their specific courses.
At the beginning of the semester, faculty should set up a place to assess student progress on one or more Fisher Outcomes:
Go into a specific course.
Click on Assignments in the top course nav bar.
Click New Assignment.
Enter the title using the name of the outcome you are assessing. For example, FO 3.1 Assessment.
Make sure to leave the assignment as Ungraded.
On the right, open the section titled Evaluation & Feedback.
Choose Add Rubric > Add Existing.
On the pop-up window, search for the Fisher Outcome you are assessing. For example, FO 3.1.
Check off the box next to that rubric and click Add Selected.
Check the toggle at the bottom to make this assignment Hidden from students.
Click Save and Close.
Program/School Outcomes
Program/School outcomes can also be tracked in Brightspace. Assessment coordinators for each School will create the rubrics associated with this assessment with the appropriate School level of Brightspace and share these rubrics with specific departments as needed.
For a full video tutorial on these steps for A&S assessment, please watch Brightspace Outcome Assessment - A&S PLO Setup
Program/School Assessment Process
Faculty will follow the below steps to assess student performance on specific Program/School outcomes that are mapped to their specific courses.
At the beginning of the semester, faculty should set up a place to assess student progress on one or more Program/School Outcomes:
Go into a specific course.
Click on Assignments in the top course nav bar.
Click New Assignment.
Enter the title using the name of the outcome you are assessing. For example, BIOL PLO 3.1 Assessment.
Make sure to leave the assignment as Ungraded.
On the right, open the section titled Evaluation & Feedback.
Choose Managing Learning Objectives
On the next window, choose Associate Learning Objectives
On the pop-up window, search for the Program/School Outcome you are assessing. For example, BIOL PLO 3.1.
Check off the box next to that rubric and click Add Selected.
Scroll down to find the PLO you just chose and click Add Assessment Method.
Choose Select Rubric and search for the rubrics for that same PLO. For example, BIOL PLO 3.1.
Click Save and then Close.
Check the toggle at the bottom to make this assignment Hidden from students.
Click Save and Close.
For Fisher and Program/School Outcomes - Evaluating Students on Outcomes
For a full video tutorial on these steps, please watch Brightspace Outcome Assessment -- Evaluation
At the end of the semester, faculty will evaluate student achievement on the linked rubric following these steps:
Go into a specific course.
Click on Assignments in the top course nav bar.
Click on the title of the Outcome Assessment previously created.
You will find a page with all of your students' names listed. Click Evaluate on each student.
Once on the page for a specific student, click on the name of the rubric on the right side of the screen. From here you can choose the level (1, 2, 3, or 4) that this student has achieved in your course.
If you roll over each level of the rubric, the full description will be visible. You can also click the small square with an arrow icon next to the rubric to open it in a full window.
Once done for that student, click Publish.
Repeat steps 4-6 for each student in your course.