Discipline Assessment Process, Templates, and Tools
Step 1: Consult Your Discipline Assessment Cycle Map
The Discipline Assessment Cycle Map is used to schedule the phases of assessment for all courses in your discipline. It should be consulted before generating an Assessment Details Project Template as it informs the phases for planning, data collection, analysis, evaluation, and reporting. Find the Discipline Assessment Cycle Maps on the document table located below.
Discipline not mapped yet?
Step 2: Complete the Discipline Assessment Project Details Template
The Discipline Assessment Project Details Template is your go-to document for all phases of assessment, including planning, data collection, analysis, evaluation, and reporting. Return to this template at the end of each phase to complete the required sections.
- Find your in-progress template: Jump to the table below or open the table in a new tab.
- Request a new template: Request a new Discipline Assessment Project Details Template.
- For dual enrollment courses, use the Dual Enrollment Assessment Planning template.
Step 3: Access Collected Data
After each semester, retrieve data for analysis on your Discipline Assessment Project from the Student Learning Outcome Assessment Dashboard. Note that a sign-in and appropriate credentials are required to view this dashboard.
Reference Tools
- AY 2025-2029 Program Review Schedule
- Designing a Great Assessment Project – Checklist and rubric for creating a strong assessment project and plan.
- Reporting on Your Assessment Project – Rubric and tips for reporting and collecting data in Canvas.
Assessment Document Table
The table below contains working documents for the current assessment cycle (Map AY24-29) as well as archives of previous assessment cycles, starting from Academic Year 2019 (AY19). The “Assessment Project Detail” document includes all phases of planning, analysis, evaluation, and reporting for your discipline’s assessment projects.
How to find your documents:
- Use the dropdown menus to select your division, the type of resource you’re looking for, and, if applicable, the course (e.g., BPC110). If selecting the full course doesn’t work, try using just the prefix (e.g., ENG).
- The Description in the table will display all courses listed on the map. If your course is not listed but you see your discipline, please review the Map AY24-29 to check for any discrepancies. If you find a discrepancy, please inform the CTLA so we can update the table accordingly.
Note: The documents shown in this table are for reference only. All documents are stored in Google Drive and are accessible to those with shared access.
Division Rubrics & Artifacts Pages
Select your division to upload assessment project rubrics and report artifacts.
Read more about assessment at CGCC: