Assessment Toolkit

This toolkit is your guide to assessment-related information and resources. It is designed to help you to carry out assessment activities, and contains information from both internal and external sources to aid in completing all steps of the iterative assessment process.

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  • Assessment basics

    What is assessment? What is the difference between assessment, evaluation, and research? Glossary, FAQs and more.

  • Classroom assessment

    Assessment resources for the classroom environment.

  • Co-curricular assessment

    Assessment resources for outside of the traditional classroom.

  • Assessment cycle

    Key components for an effective and comprehensive assessment plan/process.

  • How to articulate outcomes

    Tips for how to identify and articulate assessment outcomes that are meaningful and measurable.

  • Examples

    Examples of outcomes for classroom and co-curricular assessment to help get you started.

  • Measurement strategies and tools

    Strategies and tools for assessing academic progress, understanding student outcomes, and enhancing the teaching and learning process.

  • Creating and using rubrics

    What are rubrics and how can you use them to evaluate student performance on intended outcomes?

  • Assessment plan examples

    Information about typical assessment plan and reporting components. Several examples will be shared to help get you started.

  • Data strategies

    Tips and ideas for how to use assessment data to make improvements in teaching and learning.

  • Telling a story with your data

    Ideas for how to share assessment data to tell the story about intended learning and progress toward meeting student outcomes.

  • Equity in assessment

    It is vital that equitable practices be embedded in all assessment efforts in order to make it learner-centered, with a focus on the individual learners.

  • Data at WMU

    Learn about data sources readily available at WMU that may provide you with insights into your outcome achievement.

  • Fund your assessment project

    How to access funding to help make your assessment project come to life.

  • Assessment research and discussion

    Learn about assessment-related journals that provide scholarly research, discussions, and advancements in the field of assessment

  • Assessment organizations and more

    Links to professional organizations, online platforms and selected books dedicated to assessment best practices.

  • Assessment professional development tools

    Information about learning platforms, annual conferences, listservs, and events/sessions held by WMU for assessment-related professional development.