Academy for the Assessment of Student Learning

A project of the Higher Learning Commission

Lake Superior State University

The Academy for Assessment of Student Learning offers HLC member institutions a four-year sequence of events and interactions that are focused on student learning, targeted at accelerating and advancing efforts to assess and improve student learning, and designed to build institution-wide commitment to assessment of student learning.

Fall 2013 Fall Convocation - planning is now underway for an assessment focused guest speaker

Faculty Professional Development Workshops:

• The A-Team: Academy for the Assessment of Student Learning
• Tracdat: Entering Course Assessment Plans

Academy Related Documents

February 2013 Version 2.0 Activity Detail Support Documents

• Assessment Update 9jan13
• Courses not Required not Taught 201310
• Master Assessment Program Degree listing F2012
• Version 2 Academy Reviewer Comments and Response

Assessment 1-2-3 - July 2012

Assessment Plan Graphic - July 2012

Academy Concept and Activity - June 2012

Timeline for Academy Project -June 2012

LSSU Action Plan - May, 2012

Academy Application - April, 2012

Assessment Monitoring Report - April, 2012

Special Activities Fall 2012 Special Focus on Assessment: Convocation Speaker: Dr. Peggy Maki Assessment Consultant and author of Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution Slides and handouts from all sessions are available HERE, "@lssu.edu" account required Link to the AAC&U 15 National Scoring Rubrics Link to the SALG Survey Site (Student Assessment of Learning Gains) Link to NILOA (National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment) Link to CAS (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education)

TracDat Resources Outcomes using Hatfield model Assessment Guides page of links Bloom Taxonomy Resource Guide Bloom - one-page list of action verbs Course Assessment Guidesheets: Stepwise or Menu-based Fill in Blank