Assessment Briefing Reports

The Information Board is a feature of the website that will be constantly changing. Check it often for assessment news and information such as:

Assessment Briefing Reports

These are reports 1-4 pages in length that provide a synopsis of key information on a variety of assessment related topics.

Report #1. Understanding the New Criteria for North Central Accreditation
Report #2. Issues in Program Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

Sample Assessment Plans

Links to External Assessment Websites

This includes those for organizations such as the American Association of Higher Education, the American Association of Colleges and Universities, reports and data, as well as to links to specific university assessment plans.

GENERAL LINKS

The American Association of Colleges and Universities. This association covers issues such as liberal education, general education, curriculum and assessment. Under the curriculum page is a list of resources including assessment resources. In this area one can find a freely accessible instrument called the “Student Assessment of Learning Gains,” which allows instructors to modify the instrument for their own course design, enables students to complete the instrument online and allows instructors to review and download statistical analysis of their students’ responses.

http://www.aacu-edu.org/

The American Association of Higher Education Assessment Forum. Annually the AAHE sponsors an assessment conference and assessment publications.

http://www.aahe.org/initiatives/assessment.htm

Assessment Conferences, both national and regional held by a variety of organizations can be found on this Illinois State University website.

http://www.assessment.ilstu.edu/resources/conferences.shtml

ASSESSMENT RUBRICS

Bowling Green State University. Contains rubrics used to assess its general education goals as well as access to a large assessment rubrics website.

http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/provost/Assessment/Rubrics.htm

Washington State University. An example of a critical thinking rubric developed by the critical thinking project.

http://wsuctproject.wsu.edu/ctr.htm

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC

English: A council of writing instructors provides a common understanding of learning outcomes expected for first year composition courses.

http://www.ilstu.edu/~ddhesse/wpa/positions/outcomes.htm

Mathematics: The National Science Foundation supported a project to provide information relative to the assessment of undergraduate mathematics programs. This site contains case studies as well as guides and indicators for a quality mathematics program.

http://www.maa.org/saum/

PORTFOLIOS FOR ASSESSMENT

Southern Illinois University has prepared a FAQ regarding portfolios for assessment of student work as well as program assessment. This site also includes links to examples of assessment portfolios at other institutions.

http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/portf.html

Kalamazoo College requires its students to complete an electronic student portfolio as part of their graduation requirements. The site below gives the specifics.

http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/index.html

Over the last few years, a plethora of vendors have developed e-portfolio programs. For a listing of vendors, click onto this site.

http://electronicportfolios.org/portfolios/bookmarks.html#vendors

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT/STUDENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMS ASSESSMENT

The American College Personnel Association maintains a website page for its Commission on Assessment of Student Development (Commission IX) which includes and extensive list of assessment instruments for this purpose.

http://www.acpa.nche.edu/comms/comm09/dragon/dragon-index.html

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