After the Program Outcomes have been established, the next step and in many ways, the first step in the actual assessment cycle is to identify the learning outcomes that should occur for each course.

Today’s post is the third, and final, one in a series providing guidance to teachers on how to interpret education research. Cara Jackson currently serves as the president of the Association for ...

If you were to embark on a weight loss journey, how would you track your results? Would you measure success by how much money you spent on healthy foods or how many of those healthy foods were ...

Hope College academic programs participate in ongoing assessment of student achievement toward program learning outcomes. Outcomes are determined by department faculty, the content experts in their ...

Have you ever been excited to learn about a particular topic, only to attend the session and find yourself disappointed? Perhaps the material was overwhelming or lacked alignment with the outlined ...

At Hope College, courses in academic disciplines have an identified set of student learning outcomes. These are the measurable skills, knowledge, and behaviors students have upon completion of the ...

Creating a course map is like planning a road trip—you start with your destination (learning outcomes) and chart the best route to get there (instruction, activities, and assessments). A ...

This guide has been created to support WMU instructors in the design and development of courses for all modalities, helping them to create learning experiences that meet instructional goals and ...

Discussion is a large part of teaching and learning. We want to see and hear our learners engaged in conversations about the course content, making connections to their lives or to other aspects of ...

Assessment of student learning outcomes in Miami University academic degree programs and majors focuses on full-cycle assessment. Rather than viewing assessment as a one-time project to be completed, ...

Many programs and departments develop specific program goals and student learning outcomes that address justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (JEDI-B). Consistent with their mission ...

Active learning puts students at the center of the learning process by encouraging them to engage, reflect, and apply what they’re learning in meaningful ways. Rather than passively receiving ...