Resources for Assessment | Messiah, a private Christian University in PA

Assessment Resources

The Assessment Office is here to support your efforts! The list below provides resources for different assessment projects.

Assessment of Student Learning Manual —This manual provides an overview of Messiah’s approach to the assessment of student learning, including policies and expectations of campus departments.
Assessment Resources — The Assessment Resources are a collection of helpful information for writing learning objectives, assessing learning effectively, and sharing assessment results.
Assessment Rubric — This is the tool Messiah uses to evaluate the quality of each major/program’s assessment efforts.
Assessment Plan Template Undergraduate — Departments creating majors/programs use this template to record the department’s plan to assess learning in the major/program on an ongoing basis.
Assessment Plan Template Graduate — Departments creating majors/programs use this template to record the department’s plan to assess learning in the major/program on an ongoing basis.

HelioCampus Dean & Chair/Director User Guide — This guide provides instructions for basic procedures that our deans, department chairs, and program directors perform in our assessment software.
HelioCampus Faculty User Guide — This guide provides instructions for basic procedures that all Messiah faculty perform on our assessment software.
HelioCampus QuEST Faculty User Guide — This guide provides instructions for basic procedures that our QuEST general education faculty perform on our assessment software.
HelioCampus Video Resources — Watch video tutorials on managing, editing, and viewing results of assessments in HelioCampus.
Assignment Linking Directions — Succinct, step-by-step instructions for linking assignments for General Education or department/program assessment

Classroom Assessment Techniques — Learn to design and implement Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs).
Murray Library Resources — This document contains a selection of assessment-related books, academic journals, and other literature from Murray Library.
Engaging Assessment Stakeholders — Gain practical ideas for sharing assessment data with others beyond department faculty.
How Can I Use Evidence of Student Performance? — Learn about how data student performance assessment data can be used to improve teaching and maximize classroom experiences.
Playing Matchmaker: Pairing Strong Course Objectives with the Right Assessment Methods — Find practical tips and tricks for creating effective course objectives and choosing appropriate assessment measures.
Aligning Assessments and Course Objectives — Based on Messiah's teaching evaluation rubric, this presentation covers alignment of assignments to course objectives, and how to analyze the results to improve student performance.

Discussion Guide — This outline is designed to facilitate disucussions between department chairs/program directors and faculty as they work together to process assessment results in the spring.
Managing Assessment in HelioCampus Training — See slides 6-12 for instructions on accessing assessment results and entering action plans, closing the loop, and reflection information in HelioCampus.
Assessment of Student Learning Manual — Find reminders on assessment expectations, policies, and procedures.
HelioCampus Dean & Chair/Director User Guide — Look at the "Accessing Assessment Data" section starting on page 49 for walkthroughs of running reports and collecting assessment data.
HelioCampus Video Resources — Watch the videos on assessment management and using reports to see step-by-step video tutorials in HelioCampus.
How to Dig Into Your Assessment Data Infographic — Infographic with questions to help facilitate conversations during May Development Week.
End-of-Year Assessment Submission Examples — This document includes end-of-year assessment submission examples that highlight digging into results to identify specific learning needs, strengths and weaknesses in student performance, and results to discover academic support needs..