{"id":342,"date":"2018-11-09T21:29:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ocldaa\/?page_id=342"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:53:01","slug":"assessment-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ocldaa\/assessment-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

Academic Assessment at NAU<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At NAU, assessment is about strengthening and celebrating student learning. We look closely at what students know, what they can do, and how we can make an already strong learning experience even better.<\/p>\n

Instead of being a one-time \u201ccheck the box\u201d task, assessment is an ongoing conversation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

How well are our students learning?<\/p>\n

What can we do to help them learn even more effectively?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no single \u201cright\u201d way to do assessment. Every university finds its own approach.<\/p>\n

At NAU, our process is:<\/p>\n

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  1. Faculty-driven<\/strong> \u2013 You know your discipline best.<\/li>\n
  2. Meaningful and useful<\/strong> \u2013 Focused on changes that matter.<\/li>\n
  3. Student-centered<\/strong> \u2013 Always about improving learning.<\/li>\n
  4. Ongoing<\/strong> \u2013 Part of our regular rhythm, not a once-in-a-while chore.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Why It Matters for Faculty<\/h3>\n

    Our assessment process helps you:<\/p>\n