The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) released a report of a multi-year project that asked faculty members at colleges and universities around the country to use rubrics to assess student learning. The Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics are 14 matrices with which to rate student work (for example, written assignments, oral presentations and interdisciplinary projects) and to guide student performance and faculty feedback to students. Wagner faculty members John Danisi, Sarah Scott, Rita Reynolds, and Donald Stearns participated in an early pilot project of the VALUE rubrics, and over 20 faculty members used the oral communication rubric to assess undergraduate students' oral presentations across a range of disciplines.
View AAC&U's infographic about the VALUE project "On Solid Ground," which describes the scope of the project and emphasizes that valid assessment of student learning is achievable: "By focusing on the work students produce and the assignments faculty develop, VALUE is turning a spotlight on the quality of students’ abilities to apply, make sense of, and contribute their knowledge by focusing on what they do well and what they can do to further enhance their learning."