Approaches to Assurance of Learning 

3. Demonstration through stand-alone testing or performance:  Students may be required to demonstrate certain knowledge or skills as a requirement for graduation or at some other specific point in their degree programs. 

Examples of demonstration through performance often take the form of special assessments:

• At the end of a degree program students may be asked to demonstrate knowledge and ability through testing in specific content areas such as foreign language ability, critical thinking ability, or specific content knowledge.  Specific content knowledge tests may represent learning goals for disciplines.
• A special examination required of all students to qualify for the final year of the program might require a demonstration of composition skills in written communications.
• A thesis or senior project might be required to demonstrate students' ability to integrate knowledge across different disciplines.

Approaches to Assurance of Learning:

1. Selection

2. Course-embedded measurement

3. Demonstration through stand-alone testing or performance