What Is Assessment? Assessment is the systematic collection ,
review , and use of information about educational programs
undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and
development (Palomba & Banta). 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. When we do assessment we
essentially ask: Common Assessment Terminology ASSESSMENT OF
STUDENT LEARNING Assessment is a systematic process for
gathering information about student learning; it answers the
question, "How do we know what students are learning, and how
well they are learning it?" As a process, it has five steps: 1)
specify learning objectives; 2) select teachi