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Do you spend time thinking up questions for quizzes and tests? That’s one way to approach assessment. But consider a different route: design assessment tasks by using the competencies in your course as a starting point. This approach is the basis of authentic assessment.

The process of achieving accreditation is a lengthy undertaking for any institution of higher education. Institutions will expend a great deal of time and effort securing an initial accreditation approval and will celebrate this achievement as an institution-wide success.

You know what you want to teach and how you’ll assess your learners. But how do you apply the curriculum for your learners? What will students do in your course? What will you do to ensure they learn?

A syllabus is a key tool for most instructors. Course data changes to keep up with ever-changing program requirements and these changes can pose problems for syllabi development.

Using assessment results to improve student learning closes the loop on assessment.