Program-Based Review and Assessment: Table 8

Assessment Method Selection Criteria Matrix
Key + = Valuable tool - = Not an effective tool for measuring criterion
Criteria of value to department	Standardized Tests	Perfor- mances	Portfolios	Surveys	Classroom Assignments
Curriculum Match	-	+	+	+	+
Low Data Gathering Costs	-	-	-	+	+
Reasonable Analysis Time/Cost	+	-	-	+	+
Reasonable Planning Time	+	-	-	+	+
Value to Student Learning	+	+	+	-	+

adapted from Palomba, C. A., & Banta, T. W., Assessment essentials (1999)