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The Assessment division provides assistance to academic programs to assess student learning. Assistance spans the full assessment cycle from developing or refining program goals and learning outcomes, to planning assessment, to collecting assessment data, to using the data to guide changes in curriculum and instruction. The Assessment division is home to many resources to help at each stage of the assessment cycle. 

In 2021, Academic Affairs was notified by the vendor, Watermark Insights, that the software application Tk20 will reach its end of life and will no longer be supported. As a result, Northeastern is transitioning to various Watermark Educational Impact Suite applications which has replaced the functionality of Tk20 in Fall 2023. 

The transition to Watermark Insights includes upgrades to its assessment management system in order to maintain the University’s robust assessment processes. Watermark’s new suite of applications, Student Learning & Licensure, Assessment Projects, Planning & Self Study, Course Evaluations & Surveys, and Faculty Success,  is the sole assessment management system for ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï

The new Watermark Suite also includes a Faculty Success module for faculty to develop portfolios for retention, tenure, promotion and professional advancement increases. Targeted communications and information sessions will be used to inform individuals and/or programs who will be directly impacted by this upgrade. Faculty Success for faculty portfolios as well as Planning & Self Study for annual assessment reports and program review will be discussed with appropriate individuals later this spring semester.

Any questions and/or concerns should be sent via email to assessment-assistance@neiu.edu.