9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning

This document was developed under the auspices of the AAHE Assessment Forum.

American Association of Higher Education - Assessment Forum

The AAHE Assessment Forum is the primary national network connecting and supporting higher education stakeholders involved in assessment.

Assessment of Information Literacy: Lessons from the Higher Education Assessment Movement

Article from American Council of Research Libraries 1997 conference.

Busy Chairperson's Guide to Assessment

Provided by the Provost’s Office of Southeast Missouri State University.

Classroom Assessment: A manual for faculty developers

This manual is available online in pdf format and is more than 120 pages long. It provides material for workshops on classroom assessment techniques, from the National Council for Staff, Program and Organizational Development.

Classroom assessment packet from Pennsylvania State University, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CELT)

Includes materials providing overviews of techniques, examples, and discussions of fitting classroom assessment into classroom teaching.

Clearinghouse for Higher Education Assessment Instruments -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The clearinghouse provides information on assessment instruments in all aspects of higher education.

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)

A consortium of 34 professional associations concerned with the development and promulgation of professional standards and guidelines for student learning and personal development support programs and services in institutions of higher learning.

Course-based Review and Assessment

This online resource from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, is available in pdf format. The subtitle is: “Methods for Understanding Student Learning.”

CRESST Assessment Glossary

Concise glossary of technical assessment terms.

Definitions of Assessment

From the AAHE Assessment Forum's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

Designing Evaluations

Online GAO manual on how to design effective evaluations. Published in 1991, 78 pages.

Educational Testing Services – Higher Education Assessment

ETS helps promote institutional effectiveness by providing the tools colleges and universities need to implement assessment plans.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

Provides balanced information concerning educational assessment, evaluation and research methodology. It also makes available resources to encourage the responsible use of educational data. This site includes a test locator.

Evaluation Tools at Georgia Institute of Technology

Various evaluation and assessment tools available for downloading.

FAST (Free Assessment Survey Tool)

FAST is an anonymous online survey tool that automatically summarizes students' impressions of a course and/or teacher and supplies the data directly to the teacher. This resource is based in Canada. Although the use of the Web-based survey is free, it is necessary to pay for the use of the software.

Individual Development Educational Assessment (IDEA) Center

The mission of the IDEA Center is to assist in the assessment and improvement of teaching and learning at colleges and universities.

Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education

Produced by the Association of College & Research Libraries.

Insight Assessment

"Leaders in assessment and evaluation services." This is Peter Facione's company that sells many tests related to academic assessment, including the California Critical Thinking Skills Test.

Institutional Effectiveness Associates - Dr. Jim Nichols

Institutional Effectiveness Associates (IEA) is a firm offering seminars/workshops and consulting services regarding institutional effectiveness or student/educational outcomes assessment to two and four year institutions of higher learning in the United States and other countries.

Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment

Online book that constitutes a review of the literature on assessing learning, from the National Research Council's Committee on the Foundations of Assessment. This work is not limited to college and university assessment.

Managing a Program of Outcomes Assessment

A workshop presented by Fred Volkwein at the 1998 Association for Institutional Research annual forum.

Measuring Learning Community Effectiveness: Conceptions, An Instrument, and Results

A paper presented at the Assessment Forum, Association for Higher Education (AAHE). June 1999.

Measuring Quality: Choosing Among Surveys and Other Assessments of College Quality

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing

CRESST focuses on improving the quality of education. It has pioneered the development of evaluation and testing techniques, promoting the accurate use of data, and technology for improved decision making. This Web site lists numerous reports and documents available for downloading for a fee.

NPEC Sourcebook of Assessment Information

The Sourcebook is an interactive version of Definitions and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing. It provides information about tests and other instruments.

Portfolio Clearinghouse

Searchable collection of portfolio projects. This database is a tool for researching portfolio programs in use at institutions of higher education and a resource for people looking to the portfolio as a means of assessing student learning.

Ten Step Plan: Developing an Assessment Plan for Your Program

This plan was developed by the National Center for Postsecondary Teaching, Learning and Assessment (NCTLA) at Pennsylvania State University. Posted by St. Cloud State University.

WASC -- A Guide to Using Evidence in the Accreditation Process: A Resource to Support Institutions and Evaluation Teams

This WASC document provides the framework and background for assessment in the context of accreditation.

Writing: WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition

Adopted by the Council of Writing Program Administrators (WPA), April 2000.