Assurance of Student Learning Templates and Resources

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Program Assessment Templates

• 2025-2026 Program Template (Coming Soon)
• New Program Proposal: Assessment Plan

 

Colonnade Assessment Templates & Documents

These templates are for Foundations courses and those using pre-approved quantitative methods

• 2025-2026 Foundations Template with the Kentucky Graduate Profile Questions 
• 2025-2026 Explorations Template with the Kentucky Graduate Profile Questions

Completed templates and collected artifacts are due by January 30, 2026 for Foundations & Explorations Courses. Submission instructions are coming soon.

These resources will help you complete the Colonnade Assessment Template:

• Colonnade LEAP Rubrics (Explorations & Connections)
• Colonnade Categories Aligned with Essential Skills
• The Kentucky Graduate Profile from the Council on Postsecondary Education

Note: Effective Spring 2026, all Colonnade courses must include a streamlined competency statement. Each category has a unique competency statement. All courses offered in that category must use the SAME competency statement. Download competency statements from the Colonnade Faculty Resources Page or click https://www.wku.edu/senate/colonnade/documents/fall-25-spring-26-syllabus-language.docx. 

 

Curriculum Mapping Resources and Templates

• Curriculum Mapping Quick Guide
  
• Curriculum Mapping Template
• Curriculum Mapping Example

 

CITL Training Slides and Sample Documents:

• Introduction: Assurance of Student Learning PPT
• Setting Targets Powerpoint

 

Books:

• Department Head's Guide to Assessment Implementation in Administrative and Educational Support Units
• Department Head's Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
• Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education
• Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education

 

Websites:

• https://www.learningoutcomesassessment.org