Annual Assessment Reports and Resources

Annual Assessment Reports

• Campus Assessment Communication, 2021 (PDF) Overview of assessment 2020-21, deadlines for assessment plans and annual reports
• Report on Annual Assessment, 2017 - 2020 (PDF) Analysis of assessment activities, including discussion of WSCUC core competencies
• Assessment Plan Template (DOC) Use this document to build your multi-year assessment plan.
• Curriculum Map Template (DOC) Use this document to build your curriculum map.
• Annual Assessment Report Template (DOC) Use this document when you report your findings and closing-the-loop strategies each year.
• Need help with your annual report or assessment plan? You can find tutorial videos here.
   
• ASSESSMENT ACCOLADES!
   
  • Looking for a model to report your assessment findings? Here are several examples from departments on our campus:
    • Sample graduate-level assessment
      • Department of Dance (PDF)
      • Public Policy & Administration (DOC)
      • Geography MA Sample assessment plan and curriculum map (PDF)
    • Sample undergraduate assessment reports​
      • Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Management (PDF)
      • College of Business (DOC)
      • Department of Dance (PDF)
      • Philosophy (PDF)
      • Biological Sciences (PDF)
• CSULB Assessment Glossary
• The Assessment Cycle:
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• 2017 - 2019 Core Competency Assessment Announcement (DOC)
  • 2019 Direct Assessments of Student Learning
    • ​Student Artifacts used for 2018-19 Assessments
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  • 2018 Direct Assessments of Student Learning:
    • Two-Year Choice Distribution
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    • Types of Assessed Activities
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• Assessment Report Rubric (PDF)
• Linking program-level assessment to LEAP outcomes and Institutional Learning Outcome (PDF) (a visual model)
• Annual Workshop on Learning Outcomes -- 2016 Workbook (PDF)

Assessment Resources

General Resources

• WSCUC Assessment & Accreditation Glossary (for institutional review & reporting)
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
• Annenberg/CPB Projects Learner Online
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
• Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
• Assessment Commons
• Liberal Education and America's Promise (Association of American Colleges and Universities)
• List of Accredited Programs Degrees and Contact Info (WORD)

University Assessment Pages

• Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
• Oklahoma State University, The Office of University Assessment
• University of Colorado, CU-Boulder--Undergraduate Outcomes Assessment
• Georgia Tech Office of Academic Effectiveness
• Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville - Undergraduate Assessment and Program Review Home Page
• University of Kentucky, ASSESS-L (an email-based listserv devoted to assessment)