Information for Assessment of the McPherson College General Education Program
Rubric to use when assessing Critical Thinking Distribution Courses
Rubric to use when assessing Human Diversity Distribution Courses
Rubric to use when assessing the Interdisciplinary Thinking Distribution courses
Rubric to use when assessing Mathematical Reasoning Foundation Courses
Rubric to use when assessing Oral Communication Foundation Courses
Rubric to use when assessing Written Communication Foundation Courses
A group of resources on overall good assessment, definitions and explanations. A great place to start your assessment learning journey!
The main website of one of the premier assessment organizations. Full of resources.
An example of assessment terms. Can help you understand basics. But some terms may be used differently in different places. (e.g. Assessment Plan - may be structured differently at different institutions.)
A good read of the myths of Assessment - from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
A group of resources to help with teaching to a diverse population and including more diversity in teaching content.
An extensive list of antiracist teaching resources produced by NILOA
A brief page to stimulate your thinking about different kinds of diversity in learners and how to be an inclusive instructor. Includes short videos.
A set of nice resources from the University of Rhode Island to help consider antiracist, trauma informed and other diversity pedagogies.
A short page of resources to consider how you design your course to be accessible to all.
This is a toolkit of resources that are free to use for instructional purposes created by AAC&U with help from 22 institutions. Take a look at what is available.
A five step process for designing a rubric from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
Best practices, templates and suggestions for rubrics from NC State University
A good basic overview from Indiana University-Bloomington
A brief page of quick information on designing assignments for assessment. Includes information on transparent design.
A quick tutorial in data collection and methodology - including a discussion of direct and indirect methods.
Examples from KSU of direct and indirect methods of assessment
A nice discussion from the University of Rhode Island on types of evidence.
A group of resources with information on how to conduct and use classroom assessments, with particular information on the IDEA structure used by the college.
Information on how to set up and use your IDEA course evaluations
A set of resources with information on teaching things important to our mission and learning outcomes.
A website from Vanderbilt University on incorporating service learning/civic engagement in your coursework. A great resource for building on the Service pillar of our mission. Includes links to a series of other wonderful teaching resources. Check it out for inspiration!