ONLINE ASSESSMENT RESOURCES

GENERAL ASSESSMENT RESOURCES:

• New England Educational Assessment Network
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
• National Resource Center: First Year Experience and Students in Transition
• VALUE Rubric Templates

Though developed for general education assessment, they can be modified to address departmental assessment needs. Rubrics have been developed to assess:

• inquiry/analysis
• critical thinking
• creative thinking
• written communication
• oral communication
• reading
• quantitative literacy
• information literacy
• teamwork
• problem solving
• civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
• intercultural knowledge and competence
• ethical reasoning
• foundations and skills for lifelong learning
• global learning
• integrative and applied learning

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ASSESSMENT RESOURCES BY DEPARTMENT

Art

• National Association of Schools of Art and Design
• The Assessment of Undergraduate Programs in Art and Design

Athletic Training

• National Athletic Trainers Association: Athletic Education Competencies
• Modular Approach to Evaluating the Clinical Proficiencies

Biology

• NSF / AAAS: Vision & Change in Undergraduate Biology Education
  National conversation on advancing biology education
• American Institute of Biological Sciences National Association of Biology Teachers
  Presentation on national standards and accreditation
• Articles
  Assessing Student Learning (Sundberg, 2002)

Business Management & Economics

• ACCSB Assessment Resource Center
• ACBSP Outcome Assessment Information
• Economics Assessment Articles
  Assessing a proficiency based economics program: Weathering the perfect storm while thriving in a new environment (Myers et al., 2008)
• Assessment of the undergraduate economics major: A national survey (Myers et al., 2001)
• Expected proficiencies for undergraduate economics majors (Hansen, 2001)
• Improving Assessment in University Economics (Walsted, 2001)

Chemistry

• ACS Guidelines for Undergraduate Education & Assessment
• PDF Format of Guidelines

Communication

• NCA Assessment Resources

Computer Science & Computer Information Systems

• ABET Assessment Planning Resources
  Assessment planning tools, articles, and events

Criminal Justice

• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: Assessment for Academic Programs

Education
 

English

• Conference on College Composition & Communication: Writing Assessment
• Other position statements on assessment
• National Council of Teachers of English: White paper on writing assessment

Environmental Science

• See General Assessment Resources

Ethnic and Gender Studies

• See General Assessment Resources

General Science

• Field Tested Learning Assessment Guide

Geography and Regional Planning

• ZPlanning Accreditation board: Outcomes Assessment
• Association of American Geographers: Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography

History

• American Historical Association
  Criteria for Standards in History/Social Studies/Social Sciences
• Nationwide Tuning Project for Undergraduate History Programs Launched
• Assessing History: Can We Know Our "Outcomes"?

Liberal Studies

• See General Assessment Resources

Mathematics

• Mathematical Association of America: Guidelines for the Profession
• Mathematical Association of America: Illustrative Resources
• Assessing Undergraduate Mathematics

Music

• National Association of Schools of Music
• Standards Handbook

Nursing

• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
• Standards, Procedures, and Resources

Political Science     

• See General Assessment Resources

Psychology

• American Psychological Association
  Includes guides, publications, and links

Social Work

• Council on Social Work Education

Sociology 

• American Sociological Association (ASA)
• ASA: Creating an Effective Assessment Plan for the Sociology Major

Spanish

• See General Assessment Resources

Theatre Arts

• National Association of Schools of Theatre
• Standards Handbook

World Languages & Literature

• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Standards for Foreign Language Learning

Honors Program

• Assessing and Evaluating Honors Programs and Honors Colleges: A Practical Handbook

GENERAL EDUCATION

• AAC&U: Gen Ed Assessment
• AAC&U: Gen Ed Assessment Publications

• Assessment and Institutional Research
  • Program Assessment
  • Institutional Data
    • Common Dataset: Institutional Enrollment
    • Common Dataset: Freshman and Transfer Admission, Student Life
    • Common Dataset: Faculty, Class Size, Degrees Conferred
  • Student Outcomes
  • Measures of Student Success
    • Licensing Exam Success Rates
    • Income Based Graduation Rates
    • Graduation and Retention Rates