Indirect Measures of Student Learning

Evaluators acknowledge that many sources of data if used alone are inadequate measures of student learning.  However, some of these sources when used to supplement direct measures, provide information that many students' academic achievement.  Evaluators consider the following as examples of indirect measures of student learning:

Alumni, employer, and student surveys;

Exit interviews of graduates and focus groups;

Graduate follow-up studies;

Retention and transfer studies;

Length of time to degree;

SAT scores;

Graduation rates and transfer rates;

Job placement data.