Measures of Student Learning

In order to assess whether students are achieving the learning outcomes established for our programs of study, the development of significant and robusts measures of student learning are integral. Resources are provided below to help faculty with reviewing and constructing quality measures of student learning.

Training Videos:

Review the training videos below that introduce key concepts related to measures of student learning, then review the worksheet that follows.(Note: videos below were designed as part of a master's level course at a university. Please ignore any reference to course-related assignments or activities)

• Direct Measures of Student Learning:
  • Video 1: Overview of Direct Measures (4 minutes)
  • Video 2: Performance Assessment (7 minutes)
  • Video 3: Rubrics (5 minutes)
  • Video 4: Electronic Portfolios (7 minutes)
  • Video 5: Objective Tests (6 minutes)

• Indirect Measures of Student Learning:
  • Video 1: Overview of Indirect Measures (4 minutes)
  • Video 2: Surveys (13 minutes)
  • Video 3: Focus Groups (8 minutes)
  • Video 4: Additional Indirect Methods (3 minutes)

Worksheet:

The worksheet below helps to apply concepts covered in the videos above towards development of a program-level student learning outcome measures.

• Program-Level Student Learning Outcome Measures Worksheet

Additional Resources:

Additional resources are available below to further reinforce concepts related to measures of student learning. 

• Direct & Indirect Measures (Hosted by Watermark & Dr. Erica Eckert, Assistant Dean for Assessment at Kent State University)