Course info

Course name, Assessment 101 for Academic Programs 2025

Institutional Effectiveness Type of course Assessment 101


About the course

Upcoming Classes

Class times are Eastern Time (UTC-05:00)

Class info 1

Feb 6 (Thu), 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Online

Class info 2

Feb 10 (Mon), 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Online

Class info 3

Feb 11 (Tue), 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Online

Class info 4

Feb 19 (Wed), 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location: Online

Description

The purpose of this workshop is to introduce or provide a refresher to faculty on student learning outcome assessment. The workshop will address the purpose of assessment and general steps in the assessment process.

Objectives

  • Explain the purpose of assessment
  • Identify the steps in the assessment cycle
  • Distinguish between a weak and a strong student learning outcome
  • Provide examples of direct measures of student learning
  • Define what is meant by “continuous improvement”
  • Explain what to include in each part of an assessment report at Appalachian

Prerequisites

None

Administrators

  • Tina Hogan
  • Apriale Neill

Please contact a course administrator for additional information.