Assessment Resources

Assessment resources encompass information or training provided to faculty and staff to help them understand, develop, implement, communicate, and use evidence of student learning.

The table below shows a variety of resources that support WSU faculty assessing the learning outcomes of the UCORE general education program (and the associated WSU Undergraduate Learning Goals).

Type of Resource	Description
UCORE Committee	The UCORE Committee includes its Subcommittee for Assessment, and includes faculty and key administrative professionals under the Provost’s area.
Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness (ACE)	Assists with planning and supporting general education assessment, analyzing data and reporting/preparing results for discussion. Manages UCORE assessment archives. Provides good practice assessment resources which include: Quick guides, templates, and samples, on a variety of topics (such as assignment design, assessment plans, assessment measures and data, use of assessment, and assessment archives Books available for loan, such as Assessment Clear and Simple by Barbara Walvoord and Assessing Student Learning by Linda Suskie Consultations or workshops with programs and faculty; Contact ACE for information
Writing Program	The Writing Program provides training and consults with faculty and programs to promote and assess student learning in written communication.
Libraries	WSU Libraries provides training and consults with faculty and programs to promote and assess student learning in information literacy.
Office of Institutional Research (IR)	Provides centrally collected data which contributes to assessment, including NSSE results, academic performance and persistence, retention and graduation rates, and student demographic information.
Faculty Senate	See the WSU EPPM (PDF) section "Assessment of student learning."