The Student Outcomes Assessment and Reporting (SOAR) rubric below articulates the expectations and helps provide feedback regarding the quality of the submitted assessment reports. The rubric covers all components of a typical assessment report: SLO name and statement, assessment process and numeric target, SLO results and analysis, and improvement actions in response to learning results. Each component of the assessment report is evaluated on a 3-point scale: Exemplary (3), Acceptable (2), Needs Work (1). The rubric is fillable: each box can be checked by clicking on it and any additional feedback can be provided in the Comments section.
The rubric has multiple intended users and purposes. Its primary users are the college/department-level reviewers (e.g., Department Chairs, Associate/Assistant Deans) who can use the rubric as a tool allowing for consistent, detailed, and clear evaluation of SLO assessment plans, results, and improvements. We recommend that a reviewer fills out one rubric form per degree/certificate program and sends the filled-out document to the report's author(s) with a request to address any specific concerns.
This resource can also be utilized by faculty who write the assessment reports and need to better understand what high-quality narratives look like. The Office of Institutional Performance and Assessment may also use the SOAR rubric to facilitate the process of SLO review and revision.