About this Handbook

This handbook was designed for faculty and others with primary responsibility for assessing student learning.

The handbook includes:

  • Basic information about the three pillars of assessment at LCC: Curriculum and Program Review, Global Skills Assessment, and Key Performance Indicator Monitoring.
  • Definition of assessment (and related) terms, as they are used at LCC.
  • General information about institutional accreditation for higher education institutions in the Northwest region of the United States.
  • Basic information about student learning outcomes, including how to develop outcomes and use a single rubric to both grade and assess student learning outcomes.

The most efficient way to use this handbook is to view it online, but it can also be printed as a PDF for quick and easy reference.

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Contact Instructional Assessment Committee

  Wendy Hall, Vice President of Effectiveness & College Relations

   (360) 442-2491
  whall@lowercolumbia.edu