Culture of Assessment Elements
Definition of culture of assessment: "the predominating attitudes and behaviors that characterize the functioning of an
institution [and] support the assessment of student learning outcomes."
15 Elements of Culture of Assessment:
- Clear general education goals
- Common use of assessment-related terms
- Faculty ownership of assessment programs
- Ongoing professional development
- Administrative encouragement of assessment
- Practical assessment plans
- Systematic assessment
- The setting of student learning outcomes for all courses and programs
- Comprehensive program review
- Assessment of co-curricular activities
- Assessment of overall institutional effectiveness
- Informational forums about assessment
- Inclusion of assessment in plans and budgets
- Celebration of successes
- Responsiveness to proposals for new endeavors related to assessment
Author: Wendy Weiner
Title: "Establishing a Culture of Assessment"
Academe Online, 2009