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Table 1. Intended student outcomes and aligned assessment tool examples. The intended student outcomes were first identified from the UFERN landscape study (O’Connell et al. 2020) and by participants at the 2018 UFERN Network Meeting at Kellogg Biological Station, April 30 – May 2, 2018. The authors of this essay then refined the list by removing those outcomes that were either duplicated, irrelevant, not measurable, or linked to very specific contexts (not field universal). Each outcome is grouped according to a primary aim defined in the table below. The table organizes published assessment tools that fall under each primary aim category and that are applicable for use in undergraduate field education experiences. This table was designed to help practioners identify instruments that align with the intended student outcomes they have identified for their field experiences. The primary aims are categories that the authors have defined to link outcomes with assessments using language that is accessible to the practitioner. The aim categories do not necessarily represent specific constructs or scales for individual assessments. The structure of the table follows that designed by Shortlidge and Brownell (2016).