STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

UDLA EDUCATIONAL MODEL


UDLA recognizes the need to prepare lifelong learners who develop knowledge and skills in classroom settings and deepen learning through experiences beyond those walls, as well as communicate and collaborate across cultures in an increasingly competitive world. For these reasons, assessment is essential to guide, empower, and integrate student learning. Assessment is not an isolated activity or merely the evaluation of student work, but a means to encourage active engagement in learning, especially through reflection, and a tool to measure the effectiveness of the university’s programs, curricula, and teaching-learning processes. Thus, the principal objective of assessment is to support the learning process of each student and stimulate meaningful learning, academic achievement, and personal growth, aligned with established institutional and program learning outcomes.


UDLA’s institutional learning outcomes form both the foundation for all teaching and learning activities and the framework for initiatives that contribute to students’ overall development. These outcomes are linked to the university’s mission of forming “capable, enterprising individuals with an international perspective and a firm commitment to society, based on ethical principles and values,” as well as to the core competencies specified by WSCUC and other transversal learning outcomes.



INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES


Demonstrate the ability to evaluate claims and make decisions based on evidence, logical reasoning, and accurate estimations, enabling the development of goals, arguments, and effective actions to achieve a defined purpose. Develop problem-solving proposals through creative thinking, using analogies, heuristics, and the ability to manage projects effectively.
Integrate principles from the learning sciences, leadership, emotional intelligence, and human behavior to engage effectively within social systems and achieve individual and team goals, while actively challenging conformity. Integrate systems thinking and ethical, personal, and professional principles to participate responsibly and with self-regulation across diverse environments.
Communicate ideas clearly and effectively through critical analysis of communication, using strategies that incorporate appropriate sources and adapt to the context and audience.

UDLA implements an assessment cycle approach to capture evidence of student learning and drive continuous improvement systematically. The following key components support this process:

  • The alignment of learning outcomes across all levels, Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), and Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) is achieved through curricular mapping.
  • An Institutional Assessment Plan that guides the creation of each academic program’s Assessment Plan, including its implementation timeline.
  • The use of rubrics that reflect learning outcomes and performance standards in their criteria.




INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT
PROCESS AND RESULTS

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Assessment Cycle. Adapted from Driscoll & Wood, 2007.




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