WSU Assessment Spotlights
Below are examples, organized by college, that highlight successful stories of program assessment at WSU. These spotlights share practical approaches that support program-level assessment and curriculum development.
College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences
- An Effective Infrastructure that Supports Program-level Assessment (Human Development)
- Team-based Online Focus Group Activity Collects Student Input on Capstone Project (Agricultural and Food Systems)
- Analysis of Mentor Evaluations of Interns (Human Development)
- Developing an Archive for Assessment (School of Design and Construction)
- Integrated Learning and Assessment in the Capstone (Landscape Architecture)
- Visualizing the Curriculum (Interior Design)
- Assessing Students’ Preparation to Meet the World’s Agricultural and Food Challenges (Agricultural and Food Systems)
- An Effective Structure for Faculty Meetings about Assessment (Human Development)
- Assessing Students’ Abilities to Apply Concepts to Real-world Problems (School of Food Science)
- Getting Industry Input on the Curriculum (Apparel, Merchandising, Design & Textiles)
College of Arts & Sciences
- Using a Course Debrief Approach to Assess Student Performance for Program-level Assessment (History)
- Using a Single Point Rubric to Assess Student Coursework for Program-level Assessment (English)
- Using Course Grades to Assess the Student Experience (Mathematics)
- Using the Paired Question Technique to Assess Student Learning in General Chemistry (Chemistry)
- Communicating Assessment Results with Faculty (Psychology)
- Using a Rubric to Assess Student Learning at the Senior-Level (Sociology)
- Assessment of Undergraduates’ Experiences with High-Impact Practices (English)
- Using Results of Course-Embedded Assignments to “Close the Loop” (Psychology)
- Assessing Students’ Abilities to Understand Diverse Disciplinary Approaches (Asia Program)
- Development of an Assessment Database to Align Data from Multiple Sources (School of Biological Sciences)
- Using Case Studies to Assess Students’ Abilities to Apply Knowledge to Real-world Situations (Public Affairs)
- Piloting a Computer-adaptive Foreign Language Placement Exam (Foreign Languages and Cultures)
- Using Results of Standardized Examinations to Assess Student Learning Outcomes (Chemistry)
- Faculty Roles in Using Assessment Data to Inform Decision-making (History)
- Using Senior Exit Survey Results to Inform Program Decisions (School of Biological Sciences)
- Identifying Gaps with Curriculum Mapping (Criminal Justice & Criminology)
College of Education
College of Nursing
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Efficient Assessment of Senior Majors: Aligning Grading Rubrics with Program Learning Outcomes (Neuroscience)
- Using National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Results to Assess the Senior Experience (School of Molecular Biosciences)
- Faculty Creation and Validation of a Microbiology Concept Inventory (School of Molecular Biosciences)
- Supporting Student Success in a Capstone Course (School of Molecular Biosciences)
- Seniors Reflect on their Curriculum: Student Focus Groups (Neuroscience)