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Creating Effective Undergraduate Research Programs in Science The Transformation from Student to Scientist

This book is a collection of studies from a variety of institutions with undergraduate research programs. The book focuses on key successful elements of each program, and draws conclusions on the impact of these programs on students. Useful for educators and administrators interested in creating and evaluating undergraduate research programs.

From Workshop to Action Program Overview

A brief overview of the From Workshop to Action program offered by SITE. The overview includes a description of the program and its objectives, the current facilitators of the program, and the requirements to complete the program.

Aligning Program Goals and Courses: A Matrix

This is a matrix that can be used to align course assignments with program goals for faculty working on program assessment.

Template for Linking Courses with Program Objectives

This template can be used to develop a curriculum map, or matrix, which allows faculty to see which courses address each program level learning objective. Developing a curriculum map is an important step in the learning outcomes assessment (i.e. program assessment) process.

Grades and Program Assessment

Focuses on program assessment and the role that grades do (or do not) play in providing evidence that program goals are being met.

Program Goals and Existing Evidence Worksheet

A one page worksheet that to list program goals and then identify existing evidence for obtaining goals.

Program and Course Alignment Worksheet

List the program outcomes that are addressed in a course and identify the specific student work in the course that can be used to document evidence of achievement for each relevant outcome.

Assessment Results Example for Course or Program Learning Outcomes

This PowerPoint slide shows an example of evidence resulting from the learning outcomes assessment process at the course level (accounting in this example). It shows the extent to which students achieved the learning objectives of the course. This information can also be used to assess course learning objectives or course learning outcomes at the program level.

Program Assessment Process

This document describes each step in the program assessment or learning outcomes assessment process beginning with developing goals and ending with developing a plan for ongoing assessment. Included are instructions for how to develop learning goals and learning objectives as well as how to check for alignment between courses and learning objectives. Additional steps include choosing evidence to assess learning objectives and interpreting the results of the assessment.

Administrator Questionnaire for Assessing Pre-service Teachers

This survey is used at Penn State Berks to assess student teachers. It includes questions that are completed by the administrator who supervises the student teacher. It is used for program assessment purposes.

A Sample Program Outcome Curriculum Worksheet

A handout to list courses and identify which ones have a particular goal(s).

College of IST Master Assessment Plan

IST's 2010 master assessment plan is a great model for similar programs trying to map their objectives, courses, and assessments.

Psychology Learning Objectives

Example goals (from the discipline of psychology) for program assessment

Administrator Assessment for Teacher Education Students

This document is an example of a survey that can be given to administrators of student teacher programs to determine the student's performance. This example is from Penn State Berks.

Teaching Dimensions Observation Protocol

A customizable observation tool used observations of teaching. The tool is a protocol that produces robust and nuanced depictions of classroom dynamics between teachers, students, and technologies. Based on research-based learning theories, the TDOP has been extensively field-tested and is being used by over 300 researchers, program evaluators, and professional developers to create detailed descriptions of what happens inside classrooms.

Spring 2026 graduate student and postdoc programs

Spring 2026 events especially for grad students and postdocs, sponsored by the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. These events are open to anyone at Penn State but are especially useful for graduate students and postdoctoral students as they strengthen their pedagogical skills.

Taking ACTION_Responding to Disruptions and Microaggressions

All instructors will need to address a course disruption at some point in their teaching career. When instructors do not have response strategies that can be activated in that moment, it can lead to undermine student confidence in you and may send the wrong message to those who have been targeted. The phrases below can be adapted so that you are prepared to use them. Developed by Tasha Souza, Ph.D., Director of the BUILD Program at Boise State University, developed this interactive communication framework for instructors to use in the immediate moment.

SITE Info for Faculty

Learn how the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence supports Penn State faculty. offerings, services, and events and how to contact us. Our interactions are voluntary, confidential, and free. We offer a variety of services and programs. Choose what suits you best.

SITE Info for New Faculty

Learn how the faculty at the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence supports faculty new to Penn State. Your interactions with us are voluntary, confidential, and free anyone who teaches Penn State students at any location. We offer a variety of services and programs in different modes.

Liberal Arts Internship Guide for Supervisors

This is a full guide for internship supervisors in the College of the Liberal Arts. It would serve as a great model for other programs seeking to develop a similar document.