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Assessment Resources

Books

Banta, T.W. & Palomba, C. A. (2015). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Banta, Trudy W., Jones, E.A., & Black, K. E. (2009). Designing effective assessment: Principles and profiles of good practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Cambridge, D. (2010). E-portfolios for lifelong learning and assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Driscoll, A. & Wood, S. (2007). Developing outcomes-based assessment for learner-centered education. A faculty introduction. Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Carriveau, R. (2010). Connecting the dots: Developing student learning outcomes & outcome based assessments. Denton, TX: Fancy Fox Publications.

Diamond, R. M. (2008). Designing and assessing courses and curricula: A practical guide (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kuh, G. D., Ikenberry, S. O., & Associates (2015. Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kramer, G. L. & Swing, R. L. (2010). Higher education assessments: Leadership matters (eds.). American Council on Education Series on Higher Education. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Maki, Peggy L. (2010). Coming to terms with student outcomes assessment: Faculty and administrators’ journeys to integrating assessment in their work and institutional culture (ed.). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Middaugh, M. F. (2010). Planning and assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Rhodes, T. L. (2010). Assessing outcomes and improving achievement. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.

Schraw, G., & Robinson, H. D. (2011). Assessment of higher order thinking skills (eds.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Stevens, D. & Levi, A. J. (2013). Introduction to rubrics: An assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning (2nd ed.) Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.

Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Walvoord, B. E. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Wehlburg, C. M. (2008). Promoting integrated and transformative assessment: A deeper focus on student learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Wholey, S. J., Hatry, P. H., & Newcomer, E. K. (2010). Handbook of practical program evaluation. (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Zubizaretta, J. (2009). The learning portfolio: Reflective practice for improving student learning (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Electronic Publications

Altowaijri, S. M., Rahman, A. U., and Alfawareh, H. M. (2019). Program outcomes assessment and evaluation for continuous improvements. Retrieved from http://paper.ijcsns.org/07_book/201904/20190405.pdf

Banta, T. W. and Blaich, C. (2011). Closing the assessment loop. Retrieved from http://4efrxppj37l1sgsbr1ye6idr-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/academic-assessment/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2016/05/Closing-the-Assessment-Loop-Banta-Blaich-2011.pdf

Billups, F. D. (2012). Conducting focus groups with college students: Strategies to ensure success. Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons. Johnson & Wales University-Providence. Retrieved from http://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=research_methodology

Breslow, L., Faye, A., Snover, L., & Masi, B. (2007). Methods of measuring learning outcomes and value added. Teaching and Learning and Learning Laboratory. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University.

Burton, L. (2007). Survey research: Choice of instrument, sample. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved from http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/HSRE/PDFs/HSRE_lect11_burton.pdf

Danley-Scott, J. and Scott, G. (2017). Why all faculty should have a seat at the assessment table. Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, Volume 7, Numbers 1-2, 2017, pp. 20-40. Retrieved from https://muse.jhu.edu/article/711007/pdf

Doepker, P. E. (n. d.) The development and implementation of an assessment plan for engineering programs: A model for continuous improvement. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/noels/Downloads/the-development-and-implementation-of-an-assessment-plan-for-engineering-programs-a-model-for-continuous-improvement%20(1).pdf

Institutional Assessment and Improvement Planning (n.d.) Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology Monograph Series. Retrieved from https://www.accsc.org/UploadedDocuments/Monographs/Monograph%20Institutional%20Planning.pdf

Jankowski, N. A., Timmer, J. D., Kinzie, J., & Kuh, G. D. (2018, January). Assessment that matters: Trending toward practices that document authentic student learning. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA). Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED590514.pdf.

Kalaani, Y. and Haddad, R. J. (2014). Continuous improvement in the assessment process of engineering programs. Retrieved from https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1046.854&rep=rep1&type=pdf.

Kennedy, D. and Hyland, A. (2007). Writing and using learning outcomes: A practical guide. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/noels/Downloads/Writing_and_Using_Learning_Outcomes_A_Practical_Gu.pdf

Luce, C. & Kirnan, J. P. (2016). Using indirect vs. direct measures in the summative assessment of student learning in higher education. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 75-91. Retrieved from http://josotl.indiana.edu/article/view/19371/28409

Martin, F. M. and Ndoye, A. (2016). Using learning analytics to assess student learning in online courses. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 13(3). Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1110545.pdf.

Russell, J. and Markle, R. (2017). Assessment for Improvement. ETS Research Report Series. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/noels/Downloads/ets2.12136.pdf

Shavelson, R. J. (2007). A brief history of student learning in assessment. How we got where we are and a proposal for where to go next. Association of American Colleges and Universities. Retrieved from https://web.stanford.edu/dept/SUSE/SEAL/Reports_Papers/Shavelson_AcadTransition.pdf.

“There are many different, (n. d.). Assessment Methods. Retrieved from Stanford - Institutional Research & Decision Support - Assessment Methods

Turner, J. & Shellard, E. (2004). Developing and using instructional rubrics. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service. Retrieved from https://www.hmc.edu/institutional-research/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2016/02/ERS-Developing-Rubrics.pdf