# ACADEMIC PROCEDURE #A-26 PR-1

Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning #A-26

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## ACADEMIC PROCEDURE #A-26 PR-1

## SUBJECT Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning

Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning #A-26

## PROCEDURES

This procedure (and related policy) has two objectives: the 'academic-operational' focus on procedural fairness and grades, and the 'academic pedagogical' directions of guiding the process of gathering information about student learning in order to improve the teaching and learning activities and engage the student in self-assessment.

## I. Student Assessment and Evaluation

1. Students will have their work and learning graded or assessed in a fair, objective, and transparent manner.
2. Students  will  be  kept  informed  of  their  progress  during  the  semester  with  a current record of evaluation results and, if feasible and reasonable, a statement or measure of their standing in the course (e.g., current average.)
3. Results of all assignments and tests will be communicated to the students in a timely fashion.
4. Tests will be reviewed with the students; however, the test may or may not be returned to the student. The results of the final exam may be reviewed upon request.
5. At the beginning of each course, the faculty member will stipulate clearly and in writing, in course outlines, course outline addendums, placement or practicum manuals, program policies and procedures documents, etc. the criteria to be used in assessing the students' work for the course. Students normally will be evaluated through a variety of methods, such as tests, assignments, participation, clinical observation, etc., as determined by the faculty and described in the course outline. The course outline will describe the evaluation components, structure, and weights.
6. No single evaluation may have a weight of more than 40% in the calculation of the final grade.
- a) Notwithstanding the above statement, in those cases in which the majority of the course is delivered at a distance or online, up to 50% of the final grade may be determined in a single proctored evaluation.

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