| Word or Concept | What is this? | Examples and/or Links |
| Assessment of Student Learning | An ongoing process designed to monitor and improve student learning | WASC assessment |
| Course Embedded | Using student work that is already part of a course or courses in the program | |
| Program Mission | A holistic vision of the values and philosophy of the program. The program mission needs to be consistent with campus and/or college mission. The overall question that the mission statement should answer is: What is the overall unique purpose of this program? | Mission Examples |
| Student Learning Goal | General statement about knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that are expected in graduates from the program | - Students know basic biological concepts - Students can use appropriate technology tools - Students respect the professional code of ethics for accountants |
| Student Learning Outcome | Clear concise statement that describes how the students demonstrate their mastery of program learning goals (what does the student do, know or value) | SLO examples |
| Course Alignment Matrix | A 2 dimensional grid showing learning outcomes by course. Within each box on the grid you indicate where (in what course) each of the learning outcomes are introduced, practiced or where students demostrate mastery. | Generic Example |
| Rubric | Explicit scheme for classifying characteristics of outcomes or behaviors into categories that vary along a continuum | Writing example for Business |
| Assessment Plan | A document that describes how the program assessment will be done. It describes who does what when and also includes how and when each student learning outcome is measured, how will results be used, who will reflect on results and how the measures will be executed. | Example from College of Agriculture |
