{"id":38,"date":"2013-03-28T09:30:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T13:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/resources\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:03:29","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/assessment\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nThe following documents and links provide resources, both institutional and external, to support academic assessment at Ramapo. In some instances, a sample website from countless ones available on the internet is linked. In other instances, the page is under constant construction as new resources become available. The °®ÒºAƬ community is encouraged to submit to CWAAC assessment resources for consideration.<\/p>\n
Programs may assess student learning in a variety of ways to yield meaningful results. However, some assessment methods have surfaced as especially useful ones for assessing student learning at Ramapo. For example here is a widespread use of rubrics for assessment.<\/p>\n
Applying a Rubric to a Student Product<\/a> (DOC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n The most important part of any assessment process is closing the loop. Since its inception, °®ÒºAƬ\u2019s all-college assessment program has promoted loop-closing as vital to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning. CWAAC and the School Assessment Committees ask all academic programs:<\/p>\n Adelman, Cliff, et al. The Degree Qualifications Profile: A Learning-Centered Framework for What College Graduates Should Know and Be Able to Do to Earn the Associate, Bachelor\u2019s, or Master\u2019s Degree. <\/em> Indianapolis: Lumina Foundation, 2014. Lumina Foundation for Education<\/em>. Web. 22 September 2015. http:\/\/www.luminafoundation.org\/files\/resources\/dqp.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n Allen, Mary J. Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education<\/em>. San Francisco: Anker, 2004. Print.<\/p>\n —. Assessing General Education Programs<\/em>. San Francisco: Anker, 2006. Print.<\/p>\n Association of American Colleges and Universities. Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a<\/em> Barkley, Elizabeth F. and Claire Howell Major. Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2016. Print<\/p>\n Maki, Peggy. Assessing for Learning:<\/em> Building a Sustainable Commitment across the <\/em> Institution<\/em>. Sterling, Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Student Learning Assessment: Options <\/em> and Resources<\/em>. Suski, Linda. Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2018. Print<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n Faculty Resource Center<\/a><\/p>\n Instructional Design Center<\/a><\/p>\n AAC&U meetings<\/a><\/p>\n Drexel University Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n Middle States Commission on Higher Education<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n FAQ (DOC)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n All-College Learning Goals and Outcomes<\/a> General Education Curriculum Map<\/a><\/p>\n Outcomes for Majors, Minors, and Graduate Programs can be found in the college College Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n Outcomes for the College Honors Program<\/a><\/p>\n Outcomes for Information Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>\n The following curriculum maps show the alignment between program courses and program outcomes in the majors, minors, graduate, and other programs at Ramapo.<\/p>\n
\nIn an effort to enhance our loop-closing strategies,<\/p>\n\n
\n Nation Goes to College<\/em>. Washington, DC: AAC&U 2002. Print.<\/p>\n
\nVA: Stylus, 2004. Print.<\/p>\n
\nPhiladelphia: MSCHE, 2007. Middle States Commission on Higher Education<\/em>. Web. 23 August 2010.
\n(Student Learning Assessment Options and Resources.pdf)<\/a><\/p>\nInstitutional<\/h3>\n
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\nEssential Learning Outcomes<\/a>
\nRamapo endorses the Essential Learning Outcomes, an outgrowth of AAC&U’s LEAP initiative.<\/p>\n
\nThe all-college goals and outcomes express what every Ramapo student should know or be able to do upon graduation. All °®ÒºAƬ goals and outcomes major, minor, and so forth should support the all-college goals and outcomes.<\/p>\nMajors<\/h3>\n
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Graduate Programs<\/h3>\n