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

Level of Achievement

After determining the maximum possible score on the assessment instrument, based on the method of evaluation selected, instructors must decide what score students must receive in order to demonstrate that they have met the outcome. In some cases, the level may need to be 100%. In others, students may adequately demonstrate proficiency if they score only 2 out of 3. Whatever the score determined, it should be reviewed periodically to see if it indeed reflects the expectations of the instructors, transfer institutions, and employers. When instructors have completed the steps in determining what outcomes they will assess and how they will assess those outcomes, the instructors should complete the course outcomes matrix and submit it to the Assessment Committee.