Pre- and post-testing

Direct measures of student learning

1. Senior capstone experience
2. Simulation project
3. Senior research paper
4. Oral examination
5. Portfolio
6. Commercial, standardized tests (e.g., Major Field Achievement Test)
7. Performance on national licensure, certification or professional exams (e.g., PRAXIS)
8. Locally developed tests
9. Essay questions blind scored by faculty
10. Juried review of comprehensive senior projects
11. Externally reviewed exhibitions and performances in the arts
12. External evaluation of internship performance

Indirect measures of student learning

1. Alumni, employer, and student surveys (including student satisfaction surveys)
2. Exit interviews of graduates and focus groups
3. Graduating Senior Questionnaire self-ratings of proficiency
4. Follow-up studies of graduates
5. Job placement and graduate/professional school admissions data

*Lopez, C. L. (1996). "Opportunities for improvement: Advice from consultant-evaluators on programs to assess student-learning." North Central Accreditation, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (staff paper).