{"id":454,"date":"2021-09-24T16:14:49","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/institutional-research\/assessment\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T15:20:56","slug":"assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/institutional-research\/assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Institutional Research &amp; Assessment Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/about-institutional-research\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Institutional Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/assessment\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Assessment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/information-request-form\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Information Request Form<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/internal-external-surveys\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Internal &amp; External Surveys<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/assessment\/accreditation\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Accreditation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/academics\/institutional-research\/staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Office of Institutional Research &amp; Assessment Staff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-assessment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assessment<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assessment is the ongoing, intentional, and collaborative process in which we collect evidence of student learning and development and use that evidence for improvement. When assessment is integrated into an academic program, it becomes a powerful tool for enhancing student learning, informing decision-making, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To support this work, the Assessment of Student Learning Hub offers practical resources, tools, and guidance to help departments create and implement meaningful and manageable assessment systems that support student success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/butleru.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/s\/assessment\/IQARywNUt0mBR4_L-JY3UjaPAbQrs6rvjqf891R2e-KGmJ4?e=gVY6uP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Assessment of Student Learning Hub (Butler login required)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this resource continues to grow, OIRA welcomes comments and suggestions for additional content or tools to make the Hub more useful. 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