“Assessment is an ongoing process aimed at understanding and improving student learning.  It involves making our expectations explicit and public; setting appropriate criteria and high standards for learning quality; systematically gathering, analyzing, and interpreting evidence to determine how well performance matches those expectations and standards; and using the resulting information to document, explain, and improve performance.”   (Angelo, T. A., AAHE Bulletin, November 1995, p. 7; emphasis added)

 The Office of Assessment provides a variety of services for both faculty and staff.  These services include: 

• Survey design, implementation, analysis, and reporting
• Focus group design, implementation, analysis, and reporting
• Coordination and administration of Major Field Tests
• Assistance in development, implementation, and analysis of assessment components in grants
• Hosting Assessment and Learning Forums
• RosE Portfolio rating reporting & orientation of new users along with the Office of Institutional Research
• Assistance in the development of learning objectives and outcomes
• Coordination and implementation of the NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) series of national surveys
• Gathering and tracking of student data including various demographic information, learning styles, and personality

In addition to the services mentioned above, the Office of Assessment offers a growing library of assessment resources and tools for the RHIT community including books, articles, and both a digital and paper archive of assessment forums.

 Related Links:

 Best Assessment Practices VIII Symposium 

Assessment and Learning Forum 

NSSE 

Index of Learning Styles