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Home Provost units Diversity and Climate Enrollment management Office for Equity and Diversity Extended Programs Faculty and Staff Teaching and Learning Special initiatives Department Chair's Toolkit Policies, reports, memos Academic Planning and Analysis Assessment of Academic Programs and Student Outcomes Search this site:		UW–Madison Assessment Manual Using Assessment for Academic Program Improvement Revised April 2009 Contact: Mo Noonan Bischof Assistant Vice Provost and University Assessent Council Co-Chair University of Wisconsin–Madison 150 Bascom Hall 500 Lincoln Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1380 Tele: (608) 262-5246 E-mail: mabischof@wisc.edu Fax: (608) 265-3353 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Background UW–Madison's Assessment Approach UW–Madison Assessment Planning Chart Developing a Departmental Assessment Plan Assessment Instruments and Methods Available for Assessing Student Learning in the Major Direct Indicators of Learning Capstone Course Evaluation Course-Embedded Assessment Tests and Examinations (Locally/Faculty Designed and Commercially Produced Standardized Tests) Portfolio Evaluation Pre-test/Post-test Evaluation Thesis Evaluation Videotape and Audiotape Evaluation of Performance Indirect Indicators of Learning External Reviewers Student Surveying and Exit Interviewing Alumni Surveying Employer Surveying Curriculum and Syllabus Analysis UW–Madison Campus-Based Assessment Resources Conclusion Appendix A: University Assessment Council Appendix B: Developing an Assessment Plan in the Major

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