Course-level Assessment
Two Steps to Assessing What's Important
Course-level assessment starts with defining what you want students to know and be able to do by the end of the course. After that is determined, assessment methods as well as learning activities can be designed that align to those outcomes.
Step 1: Defining Effective Student Learning Outcomes for Your Course
Step 2: Aligning Outcomes and Assessments
Special Considerations for Online Courses
See these best practices and tips from the Rochester Institute of Technology for assessing student learning in online courses: Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in an Online Environment
...and this white paper from the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment: Assessing Learning in Online Education: The Role of Technology in Improving Student Outcomes
