At Merced College students are our focus. The assessment process has been developed with the goal of improving teaching and learning through evidence based evaluations of courses and programs.
The Merced College Assessment website provides references and resources to help faculty, staff and the public to participate in the process of probing student success and learning.
These pages allow students, faculty, staff, and the public to view the steps and progress the college is making in increasing institutional effectiveness. This process is a collaborative effort between faculty involved in instruction in the classroom, staff working in student services and in the administration of the college.
Links to each of these areas are provided on the left of this page, along with information
about the learning outcome assessment process taking place in courses, programs and
at the institutional level.
Resources and Helpful Links
Training Videos
- How to log into eLumen and view Course Outlines
- Video on Curriculum Mapping course SLOs to Program SLOs - takes you to YouTube currently
- Changing SLOs in eLumen--THE VIDEO! - takes you to YouTube currently
- Video with instructions for CAT and Dean reviews
- Video on submitting flex credit for part-time faculty - updated Jan 2022
2021-23 Instructional Program Review Guidelines and Videos
- Instructional Program review template in eLumen - coming soon
- Guildelines for Instructional Program Reviews 2020-2022 cycle - coming soon
- Worksheet for writing the IPR outside of eLumen - available Fall 2022
- Goals and Action Plan worksheet (word file)
- Resource Allocation spreadsheet (Excel file)
2021-2022 Course SLO assessment information
- SLO Assessment Resources - google doc with various links
- How to enter results in eLumen (Video)
- Video on how to view a summary of all course SLO assessment results in eLumen
- Post Assessment Discussion Form - (link to Google doc) - due Feb 20, 2022 (week 6)
- NOTE: Select ONE person to enter the answers to your questions on the Post Assessment Discussion Document
- Preview of the form to collect responses during the discussions
- Questions to consider during course SLO discussions
- Summary of the Responses to Post Discussion Form - opens Google doc
- Master Assessment Schedule F21 to S23 - course SLO progress (opens shared Excel Spreadsheet)
2020 Instructional Program Review Guidelines and Videos
- Guidelines for updating 2019-20 Program Reviews v2 (pdf file)
- Video Part 1: Introduction to helpful resources and links
- Video Part 2: Overview of the eLumen interface
- Video Part 3: Area Coordinator Tools
- Video Part 4: Planning Summary migration - Adding Goals
- Video Part 5: Linking Goals to the Initiative and the Budget
Guides to eLumen for the 2018-19 cycle
- Curriculum Mapping in eLumen
- Updating Instructional Program reviews for 2018-19 in eLumen
- CAT guide on reviewing instructional program reviews in eLumen
- Area Dean guide on reviewing instructional program reviews in eLumen
- Rubric for Assessing the quality of instructional program reviews
General Education Program information
- Guidelines on setting up Canvas to Assess GE Outcomes (pdf document)
- Video showing how to set up Canvas course for assessing GE Outcomes (takes you to YouTube currently)
Other information
- Assessment Review Committee ( sign in required)
- Administrative Services
- Student Services
- Instructional Assessment Committee (IPRSLOAC) ( sign in required)
- PROAC Summer 2019 Workshop
For more information about who to contact in your area:
- Instructional Cohort Assessment Trainers
- Student Services SLO PROs