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There are many approaches to assessment, and approaches developed for one program can be readily adapted for use in other departments or situations. Below are some ideas and practical examples from assessment projects at 无忧视频 and from higher education organizations.

Practical Examples of Assessment at 无忧视频

Examples from Harvey Mudd departments and programs

Rubrics, test and exam questions, survey and interview questionnaires and other approaches developed or adapted by Harvey Mudd faculty and staff.

Assessment Resources from Professional Associations

These are rubrics developed by national teams of faculty led by the Association of American Colleges and universities for assessing outcomes that are common across institutions and programs (e.g. critical thinking, oral communication)

Helpful publications and examples of assessment practices from a variety of institutions.

Reports, occasional papers, and examples of practice from an organization working to make learning outcomes useable and transparent to professionals and stakeholders in higher education

Helpful publications and institutional examples for assessing student learning and development in student affairs divisions

Resources from the American College Personnel Association to promote assessment skills and knowledge to student learning, development and effective student affairs practice.

Articles, Books and Resources on the Topic of Assessment

Articles

Adelman, C. (2015, February).聽 (Occasional Paper No. 24). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Barr, R. B., and Tagg, J. (2012). Change, 27 (6).

Blaich, C. F., & Wise, K. S. (2011, January). (NILOA Occasional Paper No.8). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Braskamp, L.A, & Engberg, M.E. (2014). Guidelines for judging the effectiveness of assessing student learning. Loyola University Chicago: Chicago, IL.

Crowley, K. Inside Higher Ed, 1 May 2019, Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/05/01/tips-hiring-external-reviewer-framing-self-study-and-designing-review-process

Crowley, K. Inside Higher Ed, 18 June 2019, Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/05/01/tips-hiring-external-reviewer-framing-self-study-and-designing-review-process

DeSantis, M. 鈥�鈥� Inside Higher Ed, 19 July 2018,  Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/07/19/why-assessment-teaching-vital-opinion

Eubanks, D., & Gliem, D. (2015, May). (Occasional Paper No. 25). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Ewell, P. T. (2009, November). (NILOA Occasional Paper No.1). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Hutchings, P., Ewell, P., and Banta, T. (2012) .

Hutchings, P. (2016, January).  (Occasional Paper No. 26). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Hutchings, P. (2010, April). (NILOA Occasional Paper No.4). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Ikenberry, S. (2015). .

Lang, J. (2016, January. 11, Chronicle of Higher Education). [Blog post] Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/article/Small-Changes-in-Teaching-The/234869

Miller, M. A. (2012, January). (NILOA Occasional Paper No.13). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Miller, W. 鈥�鈥� Inside Higher Ed, 19 July 2018,  Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2018/07/19/faculty-should-work-together-improve-assessment-opinion

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2016, May). . Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, Author.

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2018, March).   Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, Author.

Reed, M. Inside Higher Ed, 4 October 2015, Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/assessment-and-value-big-dumb-questions

Books

Banta, T.W, Jones, E.A., & Black K. E. (2009). . Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA

Driscoll, A. & Wood, S. (2007). . Stylus, Sterling, VA.

Kuh, G. D., Ikenberry, S. O., Jankowski, N. A., Cain, T. R., Ewell. P. T., Hutchings, P.T., & Kinzie, J. (2015). . Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.

Garcia, M., Hudgins, C., Musil, C. M., Nettles, M. T., Sedlacek, W. E., & Smith, D. G. (2001). . Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.

Gawande, A. (2007). Picador, NYC, NY.

Rick Reis. 鈥�Planning Effective Assessment.鈥� Tomorrows Professor 1455. Stanford University. eNewsletter. 14 Jan. 2016.

Walvoord, B. E. (2010). . Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA

Turner, J. & Shellard, E. (2004) Developing and Using Instructional Rubrics. Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA.

Blogs

Association of American Colleges and Universities: (A blog from the LEAP Initiative)
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: Dr. Eubanks, Associate Vice President for Institutional research and Effectiveness at Furman University, regularly posts issues of assessment on his blog.

Pat Williams: Assess this! is a gathering place for information and resources about new and better ways to promote learning in higher education, with a special focus on high-impact educational practices, student engagement, general or liberal education, and assessment of learning.

Listservs

from University of Kentucky is a go to place for dialogue about assessment. No login required to search past postings.

from the American Evaluation Association requires login information to join this conversation about evaluation and assessment.

in Higher Education is a listserv discussing teaching and learning issues as related to faculty development. No login required to read postings.

list’s main goal is to provide the opportunity for full-time student affairs assessment professionals to discuss issues to improve their work. The group and its listserv is open only to educators that coordinate assessment for divisions of student affairs.