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UW-Madison Assessment Manual

Using Assessment for Academic Program Improvement

Revised April 2000 

Produced by the Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs 

 University of Wisconsin-Madison 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. Introduction
  2. Background
  3. UW-Madison's Assessment Approach
  4. UW-Madison Assessment Plan 
  5. Developing a Departmental Assessment Plan
  6. Assessment Instruments and Methods Available for Assessing Student Learning in the Major
    1. Direct Indicators of Learning 
      1. Capstone Course Evaluation 
      2. Course-Embedded Assessment 
      3. Tests and Examinations (Locally/Faculty Designed & Commercially Produced Standardized Tests) 
      4. Portfolio Evaluation 
      5. Pre-test/Post-test Evaluation 
      6. Thesis Evaluation 
      7. Videotape and Audiotape Evaluation of Performance
    2. Indirect Indicators of Learning 
      1. External Reviewers 
      2. Student Surveying and Exit Interviewing 
      3. Alumni Surveying 
      4. Employer Surveying 
      5. Curriculum and Syllabus Analysis
  7. Direct and Indirect Assessment Tools Used in UW-Madison Schools & Colleges (as of May, 1998) 
  8. UW-Madison Campus-Based Assessment Resources
  9. Conclusion
Appendix A: 2006-07 University Assessment Council 
Appendix B: Developing an Assessment Plan in the Major
 
 
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