Course Level Assessment

1) Each instructor or group of instructors will develop assessment instruments for every course.

1. Instruments should objectively test what students have actually learned
   • perfectly acceptable to use existing tests
   • unacceptable to just use final course grade
2. Instruments should provide information which indicates what might be done to improve student learning the next time the (or related) course is taught.

2) Reporting will follow a standard format containing each of the following sections:

1. list of course objectives - should match syllabus
2. the instrument itself with description of how it was administered
3. results of assessment instrument
4. discussion: "What this assessment tells me as the instructor?"
5. recommendations for change, e.g., topical order, teaching techniques, tools, course materials, texts, videos, or technology requirements.

Example: Physics 211 Fall 2000

3) Reports should be submitted to department chairs within one week of the end of each semester.