KBOCC’s assessment team has assembled resources to support faculty and staff in student learning and operational assessment efforts. This page is regularly updated, but requests for additional information can be fulfilled by contacting the OIE Director.
Book an assessment appointment with KBOCC’s Assessment and Curriculum Coordinator to consult or get questions answered regarding assessment activities.
ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE AND REPORTING
Course Assessment
Every semester, each KBOCC course identifies two aligned course learning outcomes (CLOs) to assess and report in the syllabus. At the end of the semester, assessment data is reported for each assessed CLO. Course reports are due the Wednesday following the last day of the semester along with course grades.
- Course Curriculum Map Template *for inclusion in course syllabus
- Course Design Template *optional template for incorporating assessment into the overall design of courses
- Course Assessment Report Form: AY2025–26 (email OIE for password to access form)
Program and General Education Assessment
Academic departments use KBOCC’s online IE platform, Weave, for preparing assessment plans and reports, with built-in plan/project and report templates. Annual program/general education assessment plans are due at the beginning of the academic year, and reports are due following the conclusion of the academic year. OIE provides a template for coordinating and planning multi-year program assessments.
Cocurricular Assessment
- Cocurricular Planning Form (must have KBOCC email address to access)
- Cocurricular Reporting Form (must have KBOCC email address to access)
Student Services Assessment
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEWS AND GUIDES
- Assessment Overview September 2021
- Program Assessment Workshop Slides October 2021
- Assessment Overview February 2022
- Syllabus Essentials Workshop Slides December 2022
- Guide to Program Assessment in WEAVE
- Cocurricular Framework
- Annual Assessment Calendar AY 2025-26
BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER RESOURCES:
- AIHEC Assessment Essentials for Tribal Colleges
- Dr. Anne Marie Karlbert, Northwest Indian College’s Assessment in a Tribal College Context
- NILOA Assessment Glossary
- NILOA’s What Faculty Need to Know About Assessment
- NILOA’s What Student Affairs Professionals And Those New To Assessment Need To Know
- NILOA’s What Students Need To Know About Assessment
- NILOA’s What Governing Boards Need to Know About Assessment
- University at Buffalo Course Development/Design Website
- Available in the KBOCC Library:
- Suskie, Linda, Assessing student learning: a common sense guide, 3rd edition, ISBN: 978-1-119-42693-6
- Banta, T. and Palomba, C., Assessment essentials: planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education, 2nd edition
- Walvoord, Barbara E., Assessing and improving student writing in college, ISBN: 978-1-118-55736-5
- Walvoord, Barbara E., Assessment clear and simple: a practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-0-470-54119-7