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Assessment Resources
General Assessment Resources
General
- UNCW College of Arts and Sciences website, Assessing Student Learning
- UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence website, Assessment Workshops
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology website, Assessment Planning
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Association of American Colleges and Universities website, Assessment
- Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education Rubrics, from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (to access rubrics user must fill out information form)
- Wright, Barbara. More Art Than Science: The Postsecondary Assessment Movement Today, from Eastern Connecticut State University
- Wright, Barbara. Guidelines for Good Assessment of Student Learning at the Department or Program Level, from Eastern Connecticut State University
- NC State University, Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
- Banta, Trudy (editor). Assessment Update. Published every other month, can be accessed online or in paper version through Randall Library.
- Banta, Trudy. 2002. Building a Scholarship of Assessment.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available in hard copy at the Randall Library (Call # LB2366 .B85 2002).
- Walvoord, Barbara. 2010. Assessment Clear and Simple. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available at the Randall Library (Call #LB2822.75.W35 2010), or in CTE Books Collection (2nd floor Randall Library).
- Walvoord, Barabara. 1998. Effective grading: A tool for learning and assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available in Randall Library (Call# LB2368.W35 1998), or in CTE Books Collection (2nd floor Randall Library).
- Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available inRandall Library (Call# LB2336.S87 2009), or in CTE Books Collection (2nd floor Randall Library).
Anthropology
- Post-graduation survey for Anthropology majors, from Bowdoin College
- Questions for Anthropology focus groups and interviews, from Bowdoin College
- Rubric for evaluating students’ written work in Anthropology, from Kenyon College
- Anthropology Senior Exercise Guidelines, from Kenyon College
Art History and Studio Art
- Arts Learning Assessment Resources and Tools, published by the Arizona Commission on the Arts
- Rubric for the Discussion and Writing on Art History, Aesthetics, and Art Criticism, from Goshen College
- Artwork Assessment Form, from Goshen College
- Studio Art Student Opinion Survey, from Kenyon College
Biological Sciences
- Recommended Curriculum and Skills by ASBMB, from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- BioTAP Biology Thesis Assessment Protocol, from Duke University
- Calibrated Peer Review, an NSF-funded web-based program that guides peer review of written work, including “calibration essays” to increase peer review reliability
- Evaluation of the Biochemistry/Molecular Biology major as defined by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, white paper by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (download requires the user fill out informational form)
- Exit Interview Questions for Biology Students, from Kenyon College
- Assessment of Biology Senior Exercise Paper, from Kenyon College
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, from The National Institute for Science Education
- Wolfson, Adele J. Student Learning in Biochemistry: Assessment of the Undergraduate Research Experience, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
Chemistry
- Calibrated Peer Review, an NSF-funded web-based program that guides peer review of written work, including “calibration essays” to increase peer review reliability
- Scharberg, Maureen. Experience in Becoming Learners in the Assessment Community, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, from The National Institute for Science Education
- Student Assessment of their Learning Gains, an NSF-funded free online course evaluation tool that allows professors to gather learning-focused feedback
Communication Studies
- Communication Education Assessment Resources, from the National Communication Association, includes links to criteria, competencies, guidelines for departments, techniques and methods, and conceptual framework
Computer Science
- Pedagogical Patterns Project, link to patterns of learning and for giving student feedback
- Ranum, David L. Teaching and Learning in Computer Science: Incorporating Assessment as a Tool against Obsolescence, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
English and Creative Writing
- Assessment changes everything, Spring 2008 newsletter from MLA (page 3-4)
- Position statement on principles and practices in electronic portfolios, from the Conference on College Composition and Communication
- Standards for the English Language Arts, from National Council of Teachers of English
- Writing Assessment: A Position Statement, from the Conference on College Composition and Communication
- English Department Outcomes Assessment, from Kenyon College
- English Assessment for Creative Writing Projects, from Kenyon College
- Language, Literature and Liberal Education, white paper by the MLA (download requires user fill out informational form)
Environmental Studies
- Higher Education and Environmental Education, from the North American Association for Environmental Education
Film Studies
- Cinema Journal. 2009. Vol 48:3., from the Society for Cinema & Media Studies. (This issue of Cinema Journal contains a section entitled “Teaching Dossier: Assignment Design” with numerous papers about designing sound assignments to provide practice and measures of learning goals; full text available from the UNCW Randall Library Web of Science database)
Foreign Languages
- Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking, from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Proficiency Guidelines for Writing, from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
- Hooper and Colleagues Develop Technique that Improves Assessment of American Sign Language Students, 2009 Penn State news article about e-assessing American Sign Language students
- Professional development module on Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Assessment, from the University of Texas at Austin
- Survey of Senior French Majors and Minors, from Bowdoin College
Geography and Geology
- Survey for Geology Majors and Minors, from Bowdoin College
- Survey for Geology Alumni, from Bowdoin College
- Understanding What Our Geosciences Students Are Learning: Observing and Assessing, from Carleton College. Contains links to tools, techniques, and tutorials.
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, from The National Institute for Science Education
- Calibrated Peer Review, an NSF-funded web-based program that guides peer review of written work, including “calibration essays” to increase peer review reliability
History
- Jones, Norman, 2009. Assessing History, Can We Know Our ‘Outcomes'?, from the Forum on Assessment in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association
- Matray, James. 2009. Resistance is Futile: One Approach to Program Assessment in History, from the Forum on Assessment in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association
- Griffith, Robert. 2009. Assessment at American University, from the Forum on Assessment in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association
- Meo, Susan. 2002. Portfolio Assessment for History Majors: One Department’s Journey, from the Teaching column in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association
- The History Major and Undergraduate Liberal Education, white paper from the National History Center (download requires user fill out informational form)
Mathematics
- Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment, from National Research Council (US) Mathematical Sciences Education Board. Available as an eBook from Randall Library.
- Measuring What Counts: A Policy Brief, from National Research Council (US) Mathematical Sciences Education Board. Available as an eBook from Randall Library.
- Madison, Bernard. Tensions and Tethers: Assessing Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics, from Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics by the Mathematical Association of America
- Steen, Lynn. Asking the Right Questions, from Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics by the Mathematical Association of America
- Critical Thinking Rubric for Math, from Washington State University
Music
- Wait, Mark and Samual Hope. 2007. Assessment on Our Own Terms, from the National Association of Schools of Music
- Development and Assessment of Undergraduate Programs Combining Studies in Music, Business, Music Industry, from the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association and National Association of Schools of Music
- The Assessment of Undergraduate Programs in Music, from the National Association of Schools of Music
Philosophy and Religion
- The Religion Major and Liberal Education, white paper from the American Academy of Religion
- Statements on the Profession (Outcomes Assessment), from the American Philosophical Association (PDF needs downloaded from website)
- Philosophy Department Assessment Plan, from Gustavus Aldophus College. Includes direct and indirect measures of goals
Physics
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide, from the The National Institute for Science Education
- Hilborn, Robert. A Report from the Undergraduate Physics Community, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
- Hake, Richard. Assessment of Student Learning in Introductory Science Courses, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
- Departmental Transformation: A Case Study, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
- Kolb, John, Gary Gabriele, and Sharon Roy. Cycles in Curriculum Planning, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
Political Science
- 2006 Workshop for Department Chairs, Planning for Assessment and Accountability Issues, article from the American Political Science Association
Psychology
- Brewer, Charles and Jane Halonen. A recent history of curriculum and assessment in undergraduate psychology programs, in PKAL "Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts". Published by Project Kaleidoscope, an NSF-funded alliance that advocates for research-driven science, math, technology, and engineering education
Sociology and Criminology
- ACJS Certification and Assessment, from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- Berheide, Catherine. Using the Capstone Course for Assessment of Learning in the Sociology Major, from Skidmore College
- Creating an Effective Assessment Plan for the Sociology Major, from the American Sociology Association
- Spalter-Roth, Roberta and Janene Scelza. What’s Happening in Your Department with Assessment, from the American Sociological Association
- Senior Survey for Sociology Majors, from Kenyon College
Theatre
- Outcomes Assessment Guidelines for Theatre Programs in Higher Education, from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education
- NAST Standards Review, from the National Association of Schools of Theatre
- NAST Assessment and Policy Studies, from the National Association of Schools of Theatre
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