Resources

Assessment

Resources

Following are some how-to documents from a variety of sources. This is by no means an exhaustive list. It is meant to be used as a starting point.

Overview of assessment:

Basic assessment terminology:

from ABET, Inc. (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)

Applying what you're already doing to assessment:

from Central Michigan University

Introduction to assessing student learning:

from University of Dayton's Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center

Techniques in assessing student learning:

Composing student learning outcomes statements:

Examples of direct and indirect measures:

Designing a department assessment plan:

Writing outcomes assessment test questions:

from Association for Institutional Research

Examples of department assessment plans:

from Skidmore College

How much data to collect:

from ABET, Inc. (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)

Assessment checklist:

from ABET, Inc. (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)

Principles of good practice:

from American Association for Higher Education

Overview of how to define and use rubrics:

Examples of scoring rubrics for student work:

collaboration -
from San Diego State University

critical thinking -
from California State University, Fresno

leading class discussion -
from Stylus Publishing, LLC

presentation -
from Louisiana Voices Folklife in Education Project
from Marquette University
from North Carolina State University
from Rollins College
from Teachnology, Inc.
from Texas Center for Educational Technology

service learning -
from St. Edward's University

student research -
from San Diego State University Student Research Symposium

writing -
from California State University, Fresno

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