This section summarizes and gives brief examples of the types assessment methods used by programs at Towson University.
Units use many different assessment methods.
As with teaching and classroom assessment methods, they reflect differences in normal practice from discipline to discipline, differences in the particular faculty members involved, and practical constraints such as the number of majors a department has and its typical class sizes. Simply put, they must demonstrate that their efforts are not merely self-serving. This usually involves separating the role of the evaluator from that of the instructor. Specific instruments for multiple-sectioned courses are developed jointly by faculty as one specific way to provide assessment measurements beyond those devised by a single instructor for a specific assessment goal. Some departments use standardized and professional examinations such as the National Teacher's Examination, Certified Public Accountants' Exam, and the nursing and occupational therapy certification examinations.