This worksheet asks the potential ICL program leader or curriculum designer to, by using the AAC&U intercultural knowledge and competence rubric, (a) identify one specific intercultural outcome which they intend to nurture in their learners & then leads that person towards a research-validated assessment tool which measures that type of learning. Originally designed as a worksheet for Purdue leaders of short-term study abroad programs (as part of their required program proposal process), where it has been required since 2015, it has been re-designed as of 2023 for adaptation by non-Purdue program leaders.

Introduced in 2009 as part of an effort to create instruments for Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education, this rubric was designed by a panel of intercultural competence experts from multiple US universities. It was adopted by the Purdue University Senate as a valid way of measuring intercultural competence (a core curriculum learning outcome) in 2014.

This collection gathers together links to and notes about the 17 formative instruments designated as aligning to the 6 aspects of the AAC&U intercultural competence rubric, on the worksheet for intentional intercultural planning (above).  A formative assessment tool is one that helps a learner identify a specific skill, attitude or behavior that they need to work on, in order to attain the level of mastery required.  For example, a practice round of kicking or throwing balls in the direction of the goal (or hoop), is an assessment that will often tell you that you need to practice your corner kick or your jumpshot before the playoffs!

This link leads to all the Group B instruments mentioned on the worksheet for intentional intercultural learning, plus some extras to support more & better qualitative assessment and research.

in this collection, we have gathered notes on and links to eight validated surveys, curated here in the HubICL, that align to one or more of the aspects of intercultural competence as defined in the AAC&U Intercultural Knowledge and Competence rubric.  Of these eight instruments, five are free or offer a valid and reliable free version; while two offer an immediate free feedback report to the learner.