Assessment Resources
The Office of Assessment and Accreditation develops resources to support curricular, co-curricular, and administrative programs and units in their assessment practices. You can access currently available resources below. Please share and enjoy, and let us know if you have any inquiries or feedback (smithse@uhd.edu).
RESOURCE |
DESCRIPTION |
| Rubric & Feedback Tool for Assessment Reports |
This tool is designed to simultaneously provide feedback and evaluation. Assessment staff can use it to offer feedback to programs/units on their reports, while Chairs, Deans, VPs/Directors, and Assessment Committee members can utilize it for oversight, review, and continuous improvement of reports. |
| Rubric & Feedback Tool for Assessment Plans |
This tool is designed to simultaneously provide feedback and evaluation. Programs/units can use it to self-assess their assessment plans and identify areas for improvement. Assessment staff can use it to provide feedback on those plans. Chairs, Deans, VPs/Directors can also use it to support oversight and guide the continuous improvement of assessment plans. |
| Data to Action: Examples of Data-Based Improvements |
This document articulates the improvements educational programs can make based on assessment data and provides examples of instructional, curricular, and measurement changes. Faculty and assessment coordinators can use it to guide micro-improvements for the "Use of Results" section of the assessment report. |
| A Step by Step Guide for Creating an Assessment Plan |
The purpose of this document is to guide programs/units to develop a shared understanding of what constitutes an assessment plan, why it is important, and how to develop an effective assessment plan. |
| Assessment Scope by Unit Type and SACSCOC Standard | This document outlines UHD’s assessment scope by unit type by aligning them with the appropriate SACSCOC standards (i.e., 8.2.a, 8.2.c, & 7.3). |