Assessment—the systematic process of gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data on student learning or program outcomes, helps inform student learning and improve teaching.
Understanding Assessment
Evidence-based information about student learning, assessment confirms what works — and what doesn’t work — and gives us confidence to make good decisions about our academic programs.
Survey Practices at UVA
IRA conducts select institutional surveys of students and faculty and provides advice to units on effective survey practices.
Analytics Resources
Analytics is the discovery, interpretation, and communication of significant patterns in data by providing information and insights we might not otherwise detect.