Assessment Tools & Resources

Effective assessment depends on selecting appropriate methods and tools for gathering and interpreting evidence of student learning. This section provides rubrics, guides, workshop materials, and other resources that can support the design, implementation, and evaluation of assessment activities.

Undergraduate Assessment Rubrics

Rubrics provide common criteria for evaluating student work and can support consistent, transparent, and meaningful assessment of student learning. The resources below include Cal State LA and related rubrics for assessing a range of learning outcomes and competencies.

Graduate Assessment Rubrics

These resources support the assessment of graduate-level work and culminating experiences, including theses, dissertations, project reports, and comprehensive examinations.

Graduate Assessment Rubrics

Guidelines for Culminating Projects

Assessment Guides & Reference Materials

The following guides and reference materials provide practical approaches to designing assessment activities, selecting methods, applying rubrics, and examining student achievement of learning outcomes. 

NACE Competency Assessment Tool

Below is the NACE Competency Assessment Tool used to assess student proficiency in career and self-development.

Well-designed program learning outcomes describe the knowledge, skills, abilities, and perspectives students are expected to demonstrate through completion of an academic program. The resources below provide guidance for developing and refining measurable learning outcomes.