The Miami Plan Enabling Document rightly placed responsibility for assessment in the hands of the faculty and departments within the university. Importantly, the document stressed that assessments must focus on “student learning outcomes” and it recognized that, to be credible, assessment must result in “improved student learning” (p.12). Thus, the Enabling Document encouraged Miami faculty to assess student learning in Miami Plan courses, then, based on information about student learning, plan and implement changes in these courses that will result in further improvements in student learning. This assess student learning – plan course changes model of assessment is the basis for the materials on these web pages. These pages are each designed with this basic model in mind.

The following resources are provided to assist, 1) departments who are conducting an assessment of their Miami Plan courses as part of the Program Review process, and 2) faculty who are crafting an assessment plan as part of their submission of a new Miami Plan course proposal.

Assessment Guidelines: Guidelines and suggestions on how to assess Miami Plan courses as well as information on the Multi-Tiered Model of Assessment (a recommended model for Miami Plan assessment).

Report Details: For departments who are completing a Miami Plan Assessment as part of Program Review, this page provides information on the specific details of the Miami Plan Assessment report, such as the due date and formatting guidelines.

Samples:

Assessment Plans and Reports: Sample assessment plans and reports from programs who crafted particularly well-designed plans, as well as samples of student questionnaires.

Rubrics: Sample rubrics for several student learning outcomes, including some of the Miami Plan principles.

Student Learning Outcomes: Information about how to write student learning outcomes as well as sample outcomes for each of the four Miami Plan principles.

Student Questionnaires: Samples of student questionnaires.

Historical Perspective: An explanation of the historical background of Miami Plan Assessment.