Assessing classroom activities and outcomes

This paper describes the structure content, and measurement characteristics of a course-level questionnaire designed to gather from students course-specific information that responds to both local assessment needs and ABET requirements. In addition to basic academic and personal background characteristics, the questionnaire gathers information on a course's teaching and learning activities and student-reported learning gains attributed to the course. The outcomes are drawn in large part from seven of the eleven student outcomes listed in the ABET 2000 Criteria. The questionnaire provides a means not only to evaluate student learning, but also to link learning to specific course characteristics, providing a basis for course modification or redesign.