Assessment Language

An inspirational statement about the ideal success of an organization

• goals

• vision

• mission

• outcomes

What a program is expected to provide

• mission

• learning outcomes

• values

• program outcomes

Purpose of the organization

• mission

• values

• outcome

• goals

End results of an activity, a program, or a service written in broad terms

• values

• mission

• outcome

• goal

What students know or are able to do at the end of an experience.

• program outcome

• strategic plan

• learning outcome

• action plan

Collecting and analyzing data applied for accountability and making program and learning improvements

• evaluation

• research

• objectives

• assessment

Specific accomplishments attained to meet a goal

• learning outcome

• objectives

• vision

• values

Using data to make judgments regarding programs or services.

• evaluation

• research

• assessment

• vision

Collecting data for the purpose of testing a theory

• assessment

• evaluation

• goals

• research

Long-term plan to determine what a unit will accomplish

• mission

• strategic plan

• learning outcome

• program outcome