Assessment of student learning is crucial in every college and
university. Although students come to us with a variety of skills
and challenges, it is imperative that we monitor their progress and
achievement. Our mission is to create a culture of evidence
through meaningful, manageable and sustainable assessment of student
learning outcomes that leads to programmatic and organizational
effectiveness. The purpose of assessing student outcomes is to improve
teaching and learning at the individual, course, program and
institutional level.
CSULA Assessment Policy
appears here.
Assessment Plan for 2009-2010
This document describes an action plan for the development of
institutional learning outcomes, as well as strengthening current
assessment efforts through out the University.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and Objectives
Student learning outcomes are the stated
knowledge and skills that students are expected to acquire in a program
and be able to demonstrate upon completion of the program.
These SLOs focus on what the student will
take away from the learning experience and often involve skills directly
related to critical thinking, writing, technology, direct knowledge of
the field, or representative of the values of the discipline. What do
faculty want students to learn? How and when are these SLOs reflected in
the courses themselves? These statements provide the basis for
assessment of student learning. Consult the
Glossary of Assessment
Terms for the definitions of assessment terms used at CSULA.
Student Learning Outcomes by College and Program
These student learning outcomes are
stated by college and program.
How many departments have Student Learning Outcomes? Is their
assessment leading to improvement in programs?
See graph here.
Faculty Development Assessment Resources
This site is a clearing house for strategies, rubrics, and research
materials on student learning and assessment.
Assessment Coordinators
The
Campus Assessment Coordinator is
Prof. Anne Hafner.
Other faculty and administrators are responsible for monitoring the
assessment efforts in their
colleges. Prof. Hafner's power point
presentation on assessment appears
here. Other tools and resources can be found below.
Assessment Reports see reports from the CLA, NSSE and Inventory of Educational Effectiveness
Other Assessment Tools and Resources