The following is a list of some commonly used assessment methods:

• Examinations, commercially-available or self-developed, that test general knowledge or abilities
• Formal evaluations of work (e.g., presentations, papers, personal vision statements, reflections, other)
• Course grades; determined using standards that reflect intended outcomes (e.g., rubrics)
• Portfolios
• Focus groups and/or interviews
• Surveys/Questionnaires
• Alumni surveys
• Document analyses
• Statistical analyses
• Service Counts
• External Consultants/Reviews
• Benchmarking

Frameworks for Synthesizing Data

• Strengths - Challenges - Directions
• Foundations - Transformations - Outcomes