Institutional learning assessment plan at the Universidad Europea de Madrid

Abstract

The present study describes the institutional learning assessment plan at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. It describes the development and assessment model for course learning outcomes. The plan aims to promote a culture of systematic acquisition assessment of student learning outcomes. This favours the continuous improvement of the teaching-learning process. A backward curriculum design model is applied to 1,652 courses. Learning outcomes, training activities, and the evaluation system are triangulated. Based on the results of the plan’s implementation, it is emphasized that the institutionalization of a learning assessment plan contributes to foster assessment culture and to improve higher education institutions. It is concluded that the plan’s approach presented here allows assessing student-learning outcomes systematically.