Towson’s Best Practices in Assessing Undergraduate Programs

All best practices meet and surpass the characteristics in Towson's Guiding Principles for the Assessment of Student Learning

Best Practices from 2005 now posted!

Best Practice Learning Goals describe what students will know, think, and be able to do upon completion of they program.  They are clear and measurable, they are written using action verbs, and most focus on higher order thinking skills rather than conceptual understanding.  

Best Practice Teaching/Learning Strategies are those that give every student in the program ample opportunity to master the learning outcome, either through multiple courses or through intensive study in one course or co-curricular activity. 

Best Practice Assessment Methods match the learning goal being assessed; are multiple measures; are used systematically (repeatedly, on a schedule) over time; and yield truthful, fair information that can be used with confidence.

Best Practice Uses of Results lead to appropriate modifications in learning outcomes, teaching methods, curriculum, and/or assessment strategies, as suitable.  Furthermore, positive assessment results are shared with faculty, students, academic administrators, prospective students, and other stakeholders as appropriate.

Developed by the Majors Assessment Resources Subcommittee
May 1, 2002

 

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