Assessment Resources by Discipline

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Bucknell University: Economics Assessment Plan (Apr. 2002)
Monmouth College: Economics Plan
Occidental College: Economics Assessment Plan (2007)
ETS Major Field Test – Economics
Journal of Economic Education, Summer 2008, Vol. 39, Issue 3, pp. 287-296
"Writing Requirements and Economic Research Opportunities in the Undergraduate Curriculum: Results from a Survey of Departmental Practices" by KimMarie McGoldrick

EDUCATION

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Bucknell University: Education Department Assessment Plan (Mar. 2002)
Monmouth College: Education Assessment Plan
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Ohio Department of Education (ODE)
ETS Major Field Test – Education

ENGLISH

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Hartwick College: English Department Learning Outcomes Template for Liberal Arts in Practice
Kenyon College: Outcomes Assessment Checklist for Senior Exercise in English
Kenyon College: Outcomes Assessment Checklist for Creative Sr. Exercise Projects in English
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: English Writing Assessment Plan 2008
Occidental College: English and Comparative Literary Studies Assessment Plan 2008
Sweet Briar College: English Department Assessment for the English Major and the
      English and Creative Writing Major
Ithaca College: Student Learning Outcomes for English Majors
Clark University: Department of English Outcomes for English Courses (100-level historical       sequence and genre courses, 200-level seminars, and the Capstone seminar)
Marquette University: Student Learning Outcomes for English Majors and Programs
Pacific Lutheran University: English Department Learning Outcomes
Seattle University: College of Arts & Sciences, Learning Outcomes - English & Creative Writing
Towson University College of Liberal Arts: English Department Learning Outcomes of the       Towson University Bachelor of English General Outcomes, Knowledge, and Abilities
Brigham Young University: Purpose, Plan, Evidence, Direct and Indirect Measures, English BA
Indiana University Kokomo: Dept. of Humanities Assessment Report - English Major 2007-08
Mansfield University: English Home Page, Program Assessment Portfolio
Graff, Gerald. "Assessment Changes Everything." MLA Newsletter Spring 2004: 3-4
ETS Major Field Test – Literature in English
ETS GRE Subject Test – Literature in English

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Urban and Environmental Policy Assessment Plan (2009)

FILM STUDIES

FRENCH

Bucknell University: French and Francophone Studies Learning Outcomes
Bowdoin College: Survey of Senior French Majors and Minors
Monmouth College: Modern Foreign Languages Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Spanish and French Assessment Plan (2008)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines:
*Speaking
*Writing

GEOLOGY

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Bowdoin College: Survey of Geology Majors and Minors
Bowdoin College: Survey of Geology Alumni/ae
Carleton College: Assessment Tools in Geology
Occidental College: Geology Assessment Plan (2007)
ACAT – Geology
Digital Library for Earth Science
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) for Science, Math, Engineering and
      Technology Instructors
Wirth, K.R., and Perkins, D., 2007, Learning About Thinking and Thinking About Learning:       Innovations in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the Liberal Arts Colleges,       St. Olaf and Carleton College, Minnesota, February 16-18, 2007
Wirth, Karl R., 2005, Learning to learn: why not be explicit in the classroom? : Annual Meeting       of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abstracts with Programs,
      v. 37, no. 7, p. 549
Wirth, Karl R., Perkins, Dexter, and Nuhfer, Ed, 2005, Knowledge surveys: an ideal tool for       assessing learning and for evaluating instructional practices and curricula : Annual       Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abstracts with       Programs, v. 37, no. 7, p. 119
Wirth, Karl R., 2004, Using Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to teach introductory earth science :       Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, Colorado, Abstracts with       Programs, v. 36, no. 5, p. 277

GERMAN

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Occidental College: German, Russian, and Classical Studies Assessment Plan (2008)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines:
*Speaking
*Writing

HISTORY

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Kenyon College: Assessment Checklist
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: History Assessment Plan (Apr. 2007)
American Historical Association (AHA) Criteria for Standards in History / Social Studies /
      Social Sciences
AHA Internationalizing Student Learning Outcomes in History: A Report to the American       Council on Education
Teagle Foundation, Working Group Recommendations for a list of suggested learning outcomes       for History Majors, p. 19
ACAT – History
ETS Major Field Test – History

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes

MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE

Bucknell University: Computer Science Learning Outcomes
Monmouth College: Computer Science Assessment Plan
Bucknell University: Mathematics Learning Outcomes
Kenyon College: Alumni Survey
Bowdoin College: Survey of Senior Math Majors or Minors
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Mathematics Assessment Plan (2007)
Union College: Mathematics Assessment Plan
Sigma Xi Undergraduate Science Education
ETS GRE Subject Test – Mathematics
ETS GRE Subject Test – Computer Science
ETS Major Field Test – Mathematics
ETS Major Field Test – Computer Science
The Math Forum
The Math Forum: Assessment in Mathematics and Teaching
MAA Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education
MAA Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics (SAUM)
Computer Science Education Resources
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) for Science, Math, Engineering and
Technology Instructors

MUSIC

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Bucknell University: Music Assessment Plan (2002)
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Music Assessment Plan (2009)
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) – Standards Review
ETS Major Field Test – Music

NEUROSCIENCE

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) for Science, Math, Engineering and
Technology Instructors

PHILOSOPHY

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Philosophy Assessment Plan (2008)
APA Statements on the Profession: Outcomes Assessment

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Monmouth College: Assessment Plan

PHYSICS

Bucknell University: Physics & Astronomy Learning Outcomes
Bucknell University: Physics Assessment Plan
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Physics Assessment Plan (2008)
Sigma Xi Undergraduate Science Education
ETS GRE Subject Test – Physics
ETS Major Field Test – Physics
Web Physics
Astronomy Education Review
AstroWeb: Astronomy Education Resources
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) for Science, Math, Engineering and
Technology Instructors

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Kenyon College: Exit Interview for Seniors
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Politics Assessment Plan (2009)
Providence College Mission and Learning Objectives
ACAT – Political Science
ETS Major Field Test – Political Science

PSYCHOLOGY

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Psychology Assessment Plan (2008)
American Psychological Association's Assessment CyberGuide for learning goals and
outcomes in the Undergraduate Psychology Major
ACAT – Psychology
ETS GRE Subject Test – Psychology
ETS Major Field Test – Psychology
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) for Science, Math, Engineering and
Technology Instructors

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Bucknell University: Religion Assessment Plan (Mar. 2002)
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Religious Studies Assessment Plan (Feb. 2008)
American Academy of Religion (AAR): The Religion Major and Liberal Education - A White Paper

RUSSIAN STUDIES

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Occidental College: German, Russian, and Classical Studies Assessment Plan (2008)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines:
*Speaking
*Writing

SOCIOLOGY and ANTHROPOLOGY

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Kenyon College: Senior Exercise Guidelines
Kenyon College: Senior Survey
Kenyon College: Evaluation of Comps
Bowdoin College: Survey of Sociology and Anthropology Majors and Minors
Bowdoin College: Sociology and Anthropology Focus Group/Interview Questions
Bowdoin College: Survey of Sociology and Anthropology Alumni/ae
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Sociology Assessment Plan
American Sociological Association, Creating an Effective Assessment Plan for the
Sociology Major
ACAT – Social Work
ETS Major Field Test – Sociology

SPANISH

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Bucknell University: Spanish Assessment Plan
Bowdoin College: Survey of Senior Spanish Majors and Minors
Monmouth College: Modern Foreign Languages Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Spanish and French Assessment Plan (2008)

American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines:
*Speaking
*Writing

THEATRE and DANCE

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Monmouth College: Communication and Theatre Arts Assessment Plan
Occidental College: Theatre Assessment Plan (2008)
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) – Standards Review

URBAN STUDIES

Occidental College: Urban and Environmental Policy Assessment Plan (2009)

WOMEN'S, SEXUALITY, and GENDER STUDIES

Bucknell University: Learning Outcomes
Kenyon College: Assessment Table
Kenyon College: Graduate Requirements Inventory
Kenyon College: Rubric for Senior Exercise Annotated Bibliography
Kenyon College: Film Rubric
Kenyon College: Film Research
Kenyon College: Collaboration Rubric
Monmouth College: Assessment Plan
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Assessment
Oberlin College: Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Assessment Structure

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