Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment

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Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment

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February 2012

Association for Educational Assessment - Europe

Not limited to higher education.
Professional development includes a framework for Standards for Assessment (draft, pdf file).

Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education

From the New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability and endorsed by a number of national higher education organizations (pdf file).

International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA)

Not limited to higher education.

Added to the section on Quantitative data analysis methods and tools

In the ASSESS discussion-list archive, see the January 2012 thread Learning Outcomes Dashboards initiated by David Strohmetz.

Added to the section on Non-U.S. Quality Assurance/Academic Audit Processes

ASEAN University Network - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA)

Chief quality officers from universities in the ASEAN University Network (AUN).
Guidelines and implementation manual for program-level QA activities (pdf files).

Added to the section on Student assessment of courses & faculty

Edmonds Community College: FAQ, sample survey & faculty report, and information about the SIR II survey from ECC and ETS (pdf files, Word documents, html pages).
Online Course Evaluation: Literature Review and Findings by Jessica Wode & Jonathan Keiser at Columbia College Chicago includes brief summaries of findings about student evaluations (including online evaluations) and an annotated bibliography of paper/online comparisons (pdf file, posted by Faculty Development & Research Services at Dominican University).

January 2012

Added to the section on Assessing administrative and support units

FAQ about assessment for non-academic & support staff (Arkansas Tech University).

Added to the section on Assessment committees / Periodic assessment reports

In the ASSESS discussion-list archive, see the January 2012 thread Dean's Role in Reviewing Assess Reports, initiated by Kathleen Morley.

Added to the section on Assessment grants

Cameron University (pdf file)

Added to the section on Supporting faculty involvement in assessment / Faculty training

In the ASSESS discussion-list archive, see the January 2012 thread Basic vs. advanced workshop topics for faculty, initiated by Monica Stitt-Bergh.

Added to the section on Assessment "handbooks"

Guidebook to Student Learning Outcomes and Administrative Unit Outcomes (Chaffey College, pdf file)

Added to the section on Assessment of Specific Skills or Content

Study abroad

In the ASSESS discussion-list archive, see the January 2012 thread Assessment in Study Abroad, initiated by William Knight. Online resources mentioned in this thread include:

The Forum on Education Abroad's resources with reviews of research on assessment, a guide to outcomes assessment that is available for purchase (click the publications link), and other assessment resources available to Forum members in the standards toolbox.
The Center for Global Education's searchable annotated bibliographies include references & abstracts of assessment research. (Search for entries with outcomes in their titles.)

Added to the section on Assessing general education knowledge and skill areas / Diversity

In the ASSESS discussion-list archive, see the December 2011 thread assessing a culture of inclusiveness (of diversity), initiated by Christina Leimer.

Added to the entry for Alabama State University

Office of Academic Planning and Evaluation

Calendar and feedback report: Annual assessment timeline and evaluation rubric (Word documents).
Calendar of on-campus workshops (Word document).
Manual and guide for using WEAVEonline to report assessment plans & results (pdf files; WEAVEonline access is restricted to ASU faculty & staff).

Chaffey College (California)

Welcome: Brief overview of assessment at Chaffey.
SLO (student learning outcomes) monitoring report (pdf files unless otherwise noted)

Template & instructions for annual academic assessment monitoring report (Word & pdf versions of the template).
Diagram & guidelines for developing an SLO assessment process.
Matrix (template) & policy for administrative & support units' assessment report.
Rubric used to evaluate academic programs' assessment plans.

Must read: Tips for SLO assessment & reporting.
Planning resources include (pdf files):

Chaffey's assessment plan.
A handbook for assessment in academic & administrative/support units.

SLO Down online newsletter (pdf files).
Institutional research (pdf files)

Research briefs and presentations include results from student surveys.

SLO/AUO resources include:

Academic & administrative/support units' assessment instruments and report briefs.
Other resources include:

Assessment guidelines & tips.
Assessment-plan evaluation rubrics.
A matrix mapping program SLOs to Chaffey's core competencies (general education outcomes).

Columbus State University: Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness (Georgia)

Annual assessment process and report format for academic & support units (pdf file).
Assessment plans & reports from individual academic & support units (pdf files).
Results from student surveys and standardized instruments including CAAP and NSSE (pdf files).
Institutional progress reports include assessment overviews as well as institutional research data (pdf files).
Information about periodic program review (pdf & Excel files, Word documents). Review reports are restricted to CSU faculty & staff.

Hendrix College (Arkansas)

Overviews of:

Assessment (from HLC).

Assessment & program review at Hendrix.

Individual academic departments' assessment plans & reports (pdf files).
Annual assessment reporting form (Word document).

University of Maine at Augusta

Overview of assessment at UMA.
Steps in developing a program assessment plan using this approach (Word document).
Template for a course charter emphasizing learning objectives, and an example of how this also can be applied to support service activities,
Examples of curriculum maps for academic and support-services units.
Still to come: Guidelines & tips for writing course outcomes.
Information about UMA's assessment committee.

Added to the section on Student assessment of courses & faculty

In the ASSESS discussion-list archive, see the

December 2011 thread student evaluations, initiated by Susan Warner.
January 2012 threads an outside putting in his 2 cents, initiated by Lenny Shedletsky, and Re: [ASSESS:] putting in his 2 cents/student evaluations.

December 2011

Added to the section on Glossaries: Assessment Terms

Institutional Effectiveness Glossary (University of Texas at Austin, pdf file)

Opened Practices' browsable database includes assessment, portfolio, and rubric resources and practices contributed by member institutions. Select resource type or practice type, and click Apply.

Added to the section on Tools to Help Organize Assessment Information

ComplianceAssist! manages assessment data as well as other information for accreditation, planning, and program review reports.

Added to the section on Assessment "handbooks"

Assessment Guide (College of Charleston, pdf file)
Handbook for Institutional Effectiveness (University of Texas at Austin, pdf file)

Added to the section on Assessment of Specific Skills or Content

Examples by specific disciplines, from Georgia Southern University.

University of Michigan-Flint

Resources

The report on assessment at UM-Flint overviews university and school/college-level assessment processes (this is a large pdf file).
Tips (Word document) and Powerpoint presentations.
The SharePoint portal is restricted to UM-Flint faculty & staff.

Individual academic units' assessment plans (pdf files, Word documents) include learning outcomes & assessment methods. These include UM-Flint's general education assessment plan.
Information about UM-Flint's HLC Assessment Academy project (Word document).
Information for students about assessment.
Links to other resources.

Wichita State University (Kansas)

Overview and principles of assessment.
University assessment reports for the Kansas Board of Regents: The student learning performance matrix indicates how KBOR general education dimensions are assessed; the associated dashboard and the KBOR performance agreements reports include relevant data from the CLA, NSSE, and WSU communications rubrics (pdf files).
College assessment plans & reports: From individual academic programs (pdf files).
Information from & about the university assessment committee (minutes are pdf files).

Added to the section on Student assessment of courses and faculty

University of California San Diego's CAPE online evaluation system is managed by a student organization. Results are available for individual courses & instructors.

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