The Higher Learning Commission (UW’s accrediting body) offers this definition of assessment: “Effective assessment is best understood as a strategy for understanding, confirming, and improving student ...

What is Assessment? Why is it important? Assessment is a core component of all teaching, learning and curricular activities. Assessments provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate how deeply ...

In alignment with Northwestern’s commitment to excellent teaching and the personal and intellectual growth of our students, the University is dedicated to the assessment of student learning outcomes ...

Often used synonymously with outcome or desired result. Assessment: The systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs for the purpose of improving student learning.

Therefore, we need to develop assessments that measure success in both the process and the product—each area may require separate learning outcomes and criteria (Schwartz, M. 2012). Assessment ...

Robust assessment processes ensure that University qualifications are awarded to students who meet specified learning outcomes. In this way, awards based on assessed performance provide information ...

The nature of institutionalized education, how assessment can better serve learning, and the impact of grading and compliance all come under scrutiny. We speak to: Susan D. Blum is a professor of ...