During the Transforming Learning for the Third Century (TLTC) Initiative, the Provost's Office and CRLT worked with stakeholders across campus to identify five Engaged Learning Goals and related Assessment Tools. For each learning goal, there is also a White Paper that discusses context, strategies, and the benefits and drawbacks of each assessment tool.
Below, we highlight the free assessment tools for each learning goal that are particularly well-suited for community-engaged initiatives. Each goal links to the complete list of related assessment tools. We offer additional tools and resources for assessing student learning here.
We would be glad to work with you to incorporate any of these resources into your community-engaged efforts.
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Creativity
Students must develop an understanding of creative processes and understand their own capacity to create new works and ideas. They must understand that creativity is not a rare gift to the few, but a fundamental human trait that can be developed and expanded.
- CRLT White Paper on Creativity
- AAC&U's Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric: direct measure
- Creativity Achievement Questionnaire: self-report scale across 10 domains
- See the full list of related tools here.
Intercultural Engagement
Students must understand the role of values and culture in driving decisions. They must develop flexibility in working with others who have different values and experiences.
- CRLT White Paper on Intercultural Engagement
- AAC&U's Intercultural Knowledge & Competence VALUE Rubric: direct measure
- Cultural Intelligence Scale: validated scale, fee required
- ICCAT (Intercultural Competence Attention-focusing Tutor): method for use with videos
- See the full list of related tools here.
Social/Civic Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
Students should develop an understanding of the human, social, and environmental impacts of actions and develop ethical reasoning to make sustainable and responsible decisions for their community; they must develop the ability to recognize and accomodate the perspectives of multiple stakeholders.
- CRLT White Paper on Social/Civic Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning
- AAC&U's Civic Engagement VALUE Rubric: direct measure
- AAC&U's Ethical Reasoning VALUE Rubric: direct measure
- Problem-Solving Analysis Protocol: validated tool
- Civic Attitudes & Skills Questionnaire (CASQ): 65 items on civic skills, attitudes and action plans
- See the full list of related tools here.
Communication, Collaboration, and Teamwork
Students must have the ability to communicate with many audiences and to utilize varied formats and styles that will most effectively convey their messages. They must appreciate and leverage diverse contributions to a task and know how to cooperate with others towards common purposes.
- CRLT White Paper on Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
- AAC&U's Teamwork VALUE Rubric: direct measure
- Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME): online customizable peer assessment tool (widely used), 35-88 items
- Teamwork survey-peer assessment: 32 item tool
- See the full list of related tools here.
Self-agency, and the Ability to Innovate and Take Risks
Students must know how to observe the opportunities and capacities of human communities, understand where new or existing ideas or systems could bring value within those communitiesc, and be able to act effectively in order to drive sustainable and positive change.
- CRLT White Paper on Self-Agency and the Ability to Innovate and Take Risks
- AAC&U's Creative Thinking VALUE Rubric: direct measure
- Creative Self-Efficacy Scale: validated 8-item instrument
- Risk Propensity Scale: validated 7-item scale
- See the full list of tools here.
The following tools are relevant for all five goals:
- MPortfolio: UM's eportfolio initiative
- AAC&U's VALUE Rubrics: