Assessment Resources

Assessment Resources

Web Sites	Classroom Assessment Techniques
General Articles	Learning Outcomes
Discipline Specific Articles	Rubrics

Web Sites

College Composition and Communication's Position on Writing Assessment

ERIC -- National information clearinghouse on higher education.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation

National Center for Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment -- at Penn State

North Carolina State's assessment resource page -- excellent and comprehensive list of assessment resources available on the internet and links to assessment pages at other universities.

Portland State University's Center for Academic Excellence features events and resources related to university assessment and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Virginia Tech's Office of Academic Assessment

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General Articles

Slocum, Timothy A. Evaluation of Direct Instruction Implementations. Journal of Direct Instruction. v3 n2 p111-37 Sum 2003.

Bain, Robert. Mirel, Jeffrey. Reviving Standards-Based Reform: A Look at Teaching History. College Board Review. n198 p21-27 Win 2003.

Lopez, Cecilia L. Assessment of Student Learning: Challenges and Strategies. Journal of Academic Librarianship. v28 n6 p356-67 Nov 2002.

Welsh, John F. Alexander, Suraj. Dey, Sukhen. Continuous Quality Measurement: Restructuring Assessment for a New Technological and Organisational Environment. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. v26 n5 p391-401 Oct 2001.

Kuh, George D. Banta, Trudy W. Faculty-Student Affairs Collaboration on Assessment-Lessons from the Field. About Campus. v4 n6 p4-11 Jan-Feb 2000.

Terwilliger, James. Semantics, Psychometrics, and Assessment Reform: A Close Look at "Authentic" Assessments. Educational Researcher. v26 n8 p24-27 Nov 1997.

Eisenbach, Regina. Golich, Vicki. Curry, Renee. Classroom Assessment Across the Disciplines. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. n75 p59-66 Fall 1998.

Astin, Alexander W. Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. American Council on Education/Macmillan Series on Higher Education. 335 p. 1991 (conference paper, must be purchased through EDRS)

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Discipline Specific Articles

Click on the link above for assessment articles by discipline.

Classroom Assessment

Classroom Assessment Techniques defined by Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross
Examples of Classroom Assessment Techniques

Classroom Assessment Techniques -- excellent index and full explanations of classroom assessment techniques as they relate to "Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education." Gives examples of and comments on several commonly-used techniques.

Writing Teaching Assessment Questions for Precision and Reflection -- Article by William L. Rando offers helpful guidance in creating assessment questions within the classroom.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes Web-Sites: Why we need them, how to conduct them, class implementation

Defining Learning Outcomes
www.provost.cmich.edu/assessment/forms/faq/faqs/WhatIsLearningOutcomes.htm

Domains of Student Learning
http://www.provost.cmich.edu/assessment/toolkit/domains.htm

Steps of Assessing in the Classroom
http://www.provost.cmich.edu/assessment/forms/faq/faqs/Steps-Assessment.htm

Rationale of Student LO Assessment
http://www.provost.cmich.edu/assessment/forms/faq/faqs/WhyAssessment.htm

Classroom Assessment Techniques (Primary Traits)
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/catmain.html

Primary Trait Rationale (and comparison to just grades)
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cats/pta.html

Teaching Goals Inventory
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cats/tchgoals.html

Scoring Sheet for Inventory
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cats/tchscor.html

Assessment Web Site
http://www.aacsb.edu/ARC/

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Rubrics

Grading Rubrics: Examples, Reflections on Rubric Assessment Process

Grading, Commenting, and Rubric Examples http://uwc.tamu.edu/pfp.jsp?page=/faculty/pedagogy/respond/grading.html

Rubric Example for Journal Writing
http://www.catholic-forum.com/churches/cathteach/outcomes_rubric_reflection_journal.html

43 Grading Rubrics According to Writing Purpose
http://go.hrw.com/ndNSAPI.nd/gohrw_rls1/pKeywordResults?SR9%20RUBRICS

Pennsylvania Writing Assessment Domain Scoring Guide
http://www.hannasd.org/sths/gaffey/pawrite.htm

Sample Grading Rubric – Humanities Course
http://www.ajdrake.com/e240_fall_03/materials/guides/wr_rubric.htm

General Evaluation Rubric for College Papers
www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/rubric.html

Primary Traits Rubrics
http://www.saumag.edu/assessment/Reports2003/Handbook/AppendixG.htm

Assessing Goals in the Classroom (Several Case Studies at Southern Arkansas University)
http://www.saumag.edu/assessment/ClassroomAssessmentsMiniGrants/classroom_assessment_projects_fo.htm

Assessing University Gen Ed Goals with Final Exam (Example)
http://www.saumag.edu/assessment/Reports2002/History/Assessmentreport2002Babbitt.htm

Grading Guidelines Department of English and Foreign Languages
http://www.saumag.edu/assessment/Reports2002/EFL/EFLGradingGuidelines.htm

Rubric for Evaluating Senior Papers
http://www.saumag.edu/assessment/Spring2001AssessmentReports/History/HistorySeniorProjectRubric.htm

Grading Rubric for Internship Proposal
http://www.stedwards.edu/educ/minus/read4343/rubrics/proposal_grading.htm

Several Examples of Grading Rubrics in Teacher Education Assignments/Projects http://www.bvu.edu/academics/education/teachered/courses.asp

Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric
http://www.csufresno.edu/cetl/assessment/CTScoring.doc

Suggestions for Using Primary Trait Rubrics
http://www.csufresno.edu/cetl/assessment/UsingScoringRubrics.pdf

Rubric for Writing
http://www.csufresno.edu/cetl/assessment/WritingScoring.doc

Optimal Strategies for Assessing Learning Goals (Psychology)
http://www.apa.org/ed/overview_optimal.html

Assessment Strategies Applied to Learning Goals (Psychology)
http://www.apa.org/ed/critique_goals.html

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