VALUE is an authentic approach to assessment designed to articulate and measure the skills, abilities, and dispositions that students need and that policymakers and employers demand.

Responding to common questions about the development and use of the rubrics created through AAC&U’s Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) initiative, this publication provides practical information about rubric-based...

Comparing data from a variety of sources—including the National Survey of Student Engagement, the Wabash National Study, the CIRP Freshman Survey, and the Personal and Social Responsibility Inventory—this report examines student achievement across...

VALUE rubrics are open educational resources that enable educators to assess students’ original work. AAC&U offers a methodology for applying the VALUE rubrics to evaluate student performance reliably and verifiably across 16 learning outcomes.

Learn more about the VALUE system and how it can help improve teaching, learning, and assessment at your institution.

What current research tells us about the link between higher education and community engagement—and what we still need to find out

Focused on assignments produced for a degree program, rather than on answers on time-limited standardized tests, AAC&U’s Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) initiative represents a national movement to change the way...

Any higher education institution, department, program, consortium, or provider may submit student work to the VALUE Scoring Collaborative for third-party evaluation using the VALUE rubric approach.