Best Practices in Student Assessment 2023

Best Practices in Student Assessment 2023

While no single approach is predominant, a plethora of approaches are being used. Some simply encourage use of rubrics through professional development services but others are more aggressive and emphasize use of rubrics to meet assessment requirements, so rubric use is attached to required learning outcomes assessments. A few respondents mentioned use of AAC&U-developed rubrics methodologies. Several colleges require all instructors to develop and deploy grading rubrics.This study looks at use of curriculum maps, rubrics, new grading paradigms, use of the course management system in assessment, use of standardized testing, competency based courses, focus groups, pandemic-era special measures, and much else about the practice of student assessment in colleges and universities. Data and commentary in the report are derived from a survey of chief assessment officials and related officers at 40 colleges and universities.The study also looks at spending on assessment, trends in assessment office salaries and budgets, and relations of the assessment office with other student and college administrative services. In addition, the study gives detailed data on the perception of assessment officers and those with similar college functions on the impact of their assessment efforts and the level of cooperation with them from faculty and administration. It includes an assessment of stakeholder (state government/boards of directors/accreditation agencies/etc.) of pressure for assessment-related results. Survey participants also list some of their favorite sources of assessment-related advice and name the college assessment efforts that they most admire – and why they admire them.