Assessment Plan
Plan for Assessment of Student Academic Achievement
III. Principles of Assessment of Student Academic Achievement
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Assessment Plan was developed under the following general principles which will guide the conduct of all assessment activity.
- The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is committed to the task of assessing student achievement to enhance student learning.
- Assessment activities will be directly linked to and consistent with the University's mission and goals, and specifically, the goals of General Education, each major, and the Baccalaureate Degree.
- The assessment plan will provide direction and guidance for appropriate change in the curriculum and related student experiences.
- Assessment will foster an opportunity for UW-Eau Claire to focus continually on the effectiveness of the institution in meeting its goals.
- Assessment activities will be guided and approved by the faculty.
- Academic departments are responsible for assessment of the majors; a record of curricular changes made as a result of the review of assessment data will be maintained.
- Multiple measures will be used to assess student academic achievement. No one method can provide sufficient data to reflect the University's goals and, specifically the goals of General Education, each major, and the Baccalaureate Degree; thus, multiple measurements should provide data on which the institution can rely.
- Reviewing assessment results will foster collaborative discussion that will provide an impetus for curricular discussion and reform where appropriate.
- Assessment data will be used in long-range planning and in decision-making.
- Assessment data will be made available to those most closely involved in and responsible for the learning that is related to the data. It is not intended to use data to make comparisons across departments or schools.
