Direct Measures of Student Learning
Direct measures of student learning measure the cognitive (knowledge acquisition) and the behavioral (skill acquisition) learning outcomes of the college. Such measures should demonstrate what students know and/or are able to do, not what they have been exposed to, what the students' perceive they have learned, or what grades the students received. Additionally, such measures should directly correspond to and measure one or more pre-defined student learning outcomes. Examples of such direct measures include, but are not limited to:

• Capstone experience,
• Portfolios,
• Commercially-developed tests,
• Locally-developed tests,
• Performance on national licensure, certification or professional exams,
• Essay questions blind scored by faculty across the program, school, or college,
• Qualitative internal and external juried review of comprehensive graduate projects,
• Externally reviewed exhibitions and performances in the arts,
• External evaluation of performance during internships based on stated program objectives.