Templates and Tools
- Bloom’s Taxonomy (PDF) - List of action verbs at each level of Bloom’s taxonomy. It can be used to assist faculty in developing student learning objectives.
- Checklist for Evaluating Written Objectives (PDF) - A useful tool for use in evaluating the effectiveness of learning objectives.
- Connecting Outcomes to Curriculum (PDF) - A useful template from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to assist is identifying learning objectives in a curriculum.
- Curriculum Mapping (PDF) - A curriculum map from a Psychology Department that uses the IDM approach to mapping learning objectives.
- Direct and Indirect Evidence (PDF) - Examples of direct and indirect assessment techniques from Linda Suskie of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
- Learning Goals and Assessment Techniques Template (PDF) - Derived from a template from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, this tool will help faculty visualize how to assess student learning objectives.
- Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning - From the American Association for Higher Education, these are the nine principles of good practices for assessing student learning.
- Rubrics to Assess Student Learning Objectives (PDF) - Eight point rubric to assess the quality of written learning objectives.
- Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Student Learning Assessment Processes (PDF) - A tool for institutions to assess the status of their current assessment efforts in terms of Middle States’ accreditation standards and expectations.