Developing an Assessment Strategy

An assessment strategy that is aligned to course outcomes can serve as a meaningful approach to measure students' proficiency towards those outcomes. Authentic assessments that reflect the competencies indicated in the course outcomes can lead to more effective demonstration and verification of learning outcomes. Check out the resources on this page as you plan your assessments. 

Academic Engagement Activity (AEA): Federal Financial Aid regulations require the confirmation of attendance in order for students to receive federal aid. The confirmation of attendance in online courses is achieved by students completing an academic activity in Moodle by the Census date. If there is no academic activity available and students are not able to provide evidence of participation, it will result in a delay in the disbursement of financial aid to students. This confirmation is required for all students. You should plan to provide qualifying active academic engagement activities before census day to assist students in maintaining their federal financial aid. Check out these Frequently Answered Questions for additional details.