{"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 College. 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 Ramapo 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 College. 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, Ramapo\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 College.<\/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 College 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 College student should know or be able to do upon graduation. All Ramapo 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