University Assessment Plan

Assessment practices at Northern Illinois University are based on a framework that has at its core the improvement of measurable outcomes. The framework is comprised of the cycle of assessment that occurs within external and internal environments of driving and restraining forces.

The assessment cycle has five components that are reflected in the assessment plans for each program or unit: identifying outcomes, establishing methodologies to assess the achievement of outcomes, gathering and analyzing the evidence by implementing the methodologies, sharing the results of the analysis, and making evidence-based improvements as needed. The cycle continues by reaffirming or modifying outcomes as needed. The 1994-2003 University Assessment Plan is available for review as is the Graphic Overview of the Assessment at the Baccalaureate level.

Last Updated: 09/13/2011