Assessing Civic Engagement & Service-Learning

If you are just starting to develop a new curriculum measuring and assessing your civic engagement and service-learning efforts can sometimes seem like a daunting task. To help we have gathered a list of best practices, readings and resources that may help to decrease the amount of time spent on assessment and increase the amount of time making a difference in the lives of your students and the community.

General Assessment Resource Links

Assessing Service-Learning
Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques
Assessment, Evaluation, and Performance Measurement: Selected Resources
At a Glance: The Impact of Service-Learning
Benchmarks for Campus/Community Partnerships
Rubric to Assess Service-Learning Reflection Papers
Service-Learning and Retention
Service-Learning Outcomes, Reflection and Assessment
The Promise of Partnerships

Pre- & Post Service Tests

Gettysburg College – Survey Instrument: Pretest
Service-Learning Evaluation (Community Partner)
Service-Learning Evaluation (Student Survey)
UT-Arlington Online Pretest Student Survey

WiCC Impact

Being an M3C fellow has impacted my morals and values in a very positive way. I am much more aware of the different problems in our world and how to help fix some of them. I am so very blessed to be a part of this wonderful program because it has taught me so much.Michelle Mangin, M3C Fellow

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