Assessment Resources

Institutional Research

Readings from AAHE

• Developing an Assessment Plan to Learn About Student Learning by Peggy Maki (Journal of Academic Leadership, January 2002)
• Tailoring Assessment to Student Learning Styles: A Model for Diverse Populations by James Anderson (March 2001 AAHE Bulletin)
• Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
• Fair Assessment Practices: Giving Students Equitable Opportunities to Demonstrate Learning by Linda Suskie (May 2000 AAHE Bulletin)
• Evaluating Department Achievements: Consequences for the Work of Faculty by Jon F. Wergin (December 1999 AAHE Bulletin)
• Doing Assessment as if Learning Matters Most by Thomas A. Angelo (May 1999 AAHE Bulletin)
• Editorial: Assessment and Standards by Theodore J. Marchese (September/October 1998 Change)
• The Road Not Taken by Robert Holyer (September/October 1998 Change)
• Assessing with the Net: Using Technology to Know More About Students by Tracy Tyree (October 1997 AAHE Bulletin)
• Using Accreditation for Your Own Purposes by Edward O’Neil (June 1997 AAHE Bulletin)
  

Information from Professional Organizations

American Philosophical Association
Association of Departments of English

Information from Institutions

Developing Assessment Plans

• University of Central Arkansas Academic Assessment Program
  Brooks, K. (1995). Outcomes assessment: From knowledge to practice. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 391 013)
• College of DuPage - Assessment
• Columbia Basin College assessment & effectiveness: Report to the college community. (1999). Pasco, WA: Columbia Basin College. (ED 434 689)
• A Simple and Effective Assessment Plan That Works by James E. Jacob, CSU - Chico
• Truman State University

Workbooks

• Arizona Assessment Tool Kit
• Ball State University Assessment Workbook
• St. Louis Community College - Assessment Faculty Guide
• Texas A & M University Assessment Manual (Modeled after Ball State University)
• University of Central Arkansas Academic Assessment Program
• Univeristy of Wisconsin - Madison Assessment Manual

Comprehensive Web Sites

• Ball State University
• College of DuPage
• Elon University
• Florida Atlantic University
• James Madison Unversity
• Kansas State University
• Montana State University - Bozeman
• New Mexico State University
• North Carolina State University
• Oberlin College
• Salisbury University
• San Francisco State University
• Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
• Texas Tech University
• University of Arizona
• University of Central Arkansas
• University of Colorado - Boulder
• University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
• University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• University of North Carolina
• University of South Carolina
• University of South Carolina - Aiken
• University of Southern Indiana
• University of Virginia

Departmental Assessment Plans

The following are examples of assessment plans currently in place at other institutions. Organized by discipline, these assessment plans have been helpful to our faculty. The list will be frequently updated. Please check back often.

Library Resources

• Angelo, T. A. & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers (2nd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.
• Astin, A. W. (2002). Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. Westport, CT: Oryx.
• Banta, T. (Ed.) (1988). Implementing outcomes assessment: Promise and perils. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.
• Bloom, B. S., Madaus, G. F., & Hastings, J. T. (1981). Evaluation to improve learning. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Palomba, C., & Banta, T. W. (1999). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.

On-line Resource Collections

• AAHE
• North Carolina State University