Assessment Handbook

• Introduction
  • Characteristics of Assessment
  • Necessity of Assessment
  • Benefits of Assessment
  • Glossary

• Assessment at HCC
  • Future Direction
  • Flowchart of Assessment
  • Timeline
  • Evaluation
  • Principles
  • Grades and Assessment
  • Success and Retention

• Assessment of Learning Outcomes
  • Course Assessment
    • Course Outcomes
    • Verbs for Writing Outcomes Using Bloom
    • Assessment Instruments
    • Resources on Assessment
    • Evaluation Methods
    • Resources on Methods of Evaluation
    • Level of Achievement
    • Course Outcomes Matrix
    • Example of Completed Course Matrix
  • Program Assessment
    • Program Curriculum Map
    • Completed Program Curriculum Map
  • Institution-Wide Assessment
    • Institution-Wide Outcomes Matrix
    • Completed Institution-Wide Matrix
  • Reporting
    • Online Report of Outcome Assessment
    • Completed Online Reporting Form
  • Assessment Plan Checklist

Evaluation Methods

In order to evaluate students’ performance on the assessment instrument, instructors must select a method of evaluation that is fair and that can be replicated by others using the same method of evaluation. For objective tests, a key generally provides the evaluation methods with the number correct providing the student’s score. On alternative types of assessment, a rubric or checklist can help guide an instructor’s evaluation of student work. When an assessment is used for multiple sections, instructors need to practice using the evaluation instrument and discussing difference so that students will receive similar scores, no matter their instructor or section.