Academics


Office of Assessment

Guidelines and Templates

Documents, templates, examples, and other additional useful information about the program assessment process, 7-year external review, classroom assessment techniques and more are presented in this page.

Academic Program Assessment

•  Guidelines for Program Assessment (PDF) New!!!

 • Overall Assessment Schedule (PDF) New!!!

Assessment Plan
•  Assessment Plan Format (DOCX) •  Feedback on Assessment Plan (DOCX)

•  Towson Core Learning Outcomes (PDF) New!!!

•  Assessment Plan Schedule New!!!
•  Sample Best Practice Assessment Plan New!!!  

3/6 Year Assessment Reports
• Three Year and Six Year Assessment Report Format (DOCX) •  Feedback on Assessment Report (DOCX)

•  Sample Best Practice 3/6 Year Reports New!!!

•  3/6 Year Assessment Reports Due 2012  (PDF) New!!!

7-Year External Review Process
•  7-Year Self--Study Format (PDF) •  7-Year Review Signature Page (DOCX)
 •  7-Year Program/ Department Review Timeframe (PDF) •  7-Year External Review Expenses (DOCX) 
•  7-Year Comprehensive Improvement Plan Requirements (PDF)  • 7-Year Report on Periodic Review Format (DOCX)

 • 7-Year Report Due 2012 (PDF) New!!!

• 7-Year USM Report (DOCX) 

University Core Templates

• Guidelines for New Core Assessment & Recertification (PDF)New!!! • New Core Recertification Schedule (PDF)
Assessment Plan templates by Category (below)
Recertification Request by Category (below)

• Towson Seminar (DOCX)

• Towson Seminar (DOCX)

• English Composition (DOCX)

• English Composition (DOCX)

• Mathematics (DOCX)

• Mathematics (DOCX)

• Creativity & Creative Development (DOCX)

• Creativity & Creative Development (DOCX)

• Arts & Humanities (DOCX)

• Arts & Humanities (DOCX)

• Social & Behavioral Sciences (DOCX) 

• Social & Behavioral Sciences (DOCX) 

• Biological & Physical Sciences with laboratory (DOCX)

• Biological & Physical Sciences with laboratory (DOCX)

• Biological & Physical Sciences with or without  laboratory (DOCX)

• Biological & Physical Sciences with or without  laboratory (DOCX)

• Advanced Writing Seminar (DOCX)

• Advanced Writing Seminar (DOCX)

• Metropolitan Perspectives (DOCX)

• Metropolitan Perspectives (DOCX)

• The United States as a Nation (DOCX)

• The United States as a Nation (DOCX)

• Global Perspectives (DOCX)

• Global Perspectives (DOCX)

• Diversity & Difference (DOCX)

• Diversity & Difference (DOCX)

• Ethical Issues and Perspectives (DOCX)

• Ethical Issues and Perspectives (DOCX)

Recertification Miscellaneous Resources

• Feedback on Assessment Plan (DOCX) • Feedback on Recertification Request (DOCX)
•  Towson Core Learning Outcomes (PDF) • University Core and 14 Categories (PDF)
•  Sample Best Practice Recertification Plans New!!! • Sample Best Practice Recertification Reports New!!!

•  Sample of Defining Learning Goals (PDF)

 

Other Assessment Tools
 • Classroom Assessment Tools • Online & Print Resources
 • Direct and Indirect Measures/ Evidence of Student Learning (PDF)  



Office of Assessment
Administration Building, Room 311-C

Phone: 410-704-2557
Fax: 410-704-6091
E-mail: assessment@towson.edu

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