Drawn from six years of research, this article describes the Higher Learning Commission's
assessment matrix, provides examples of helpful strategies that institutions have employed …

An overview of outcomes assessment in postsecondary education is presented, including
attention to legislative and accreditation mandates, assessment methods commonly used …

ABSTRACT Using “ready-to-go” assessment tools to gauge student learning outcomes
makes practicing assessment a whole lot easier and less daunting. This article offers one …

When institutions are internally motivated to learn about student learning, assessment
moves beyond a periodic activity to an organic and systematic cycle of inquiry involving a …

American Library Association (ALA) standards for the accreditation of library schools
emphasize the assessment of student learning outcomes; this is part of a broader …

The assessment and accountability movements brought focus on campus to the
measurement of educational outcomes and quality—quality that is, in turn, defined by what …

Conducting effective assessment toward evaluating student learning outcomes (SLO) is a
difficult and complex process for all higher education professionals. University-level …

Taking into account the suggestions from the Learning Assessment Council (LAC) regarding
our SAC's need for more direct assessment; the inconclusiveness of our last attempt to …

Assessment in United States higher education has become very important in recent years.
Virtually all colleges and universities are now striving to prove through empirical evidence …

The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at the University of South Florida
(USF) was selected as one of nine departments to participate in a" pilot study for alternate …