| Actvity | Method | Participants | Information Collected | Frequency | Use |
| Placement | Placement test | In-coming students | General level of English ability; writing ability | Beginning of first term in IELI | Determine initial placement |
| Re-evaluation of placement | Teacher observation of students; in-class evaluation | All students | Determine if student's ability is appropriate to class level | First two weeks of term | Adjust placement of students |
| Midterm evaluation of student progress | Faculty reports | All students | Student performance at midterm | Midterm | Inform students of midterm progress; provide formative feedback to students; short-term curricular adjustments |
| In-class assessment | Testing, class participation, etc. | All students | Student performance relative to course goals | Throughout the term; decisions are made at the end of the term | To determine if students meet class exit criteria. At level 4, to determine if students meet program exit criteria |
| Achievement of course goals | Faculty review of student achievement of individual course goals | All students | Student performance relative to course goals | End of every term | To determine of students meet exit criteria for each class. At level 4, to determine is students meet program exit criteria |
| Review of student products | Review of student products by all faculty | Level 4 students | Student performance relative to program exit criteria | Biennially | To determine if students are meeting program exit criteria |