Assessment Resources

(some of the resources are adapted from the DePaul University assessment site)

• Eric Assessment Library (over 500 books and articles on assessment) - http://ericae.net/ftlib.htm
• Eric online assessment journal - http://ericae.net/pare/index.htm
• North Carolina State University assessment resources (a fairly comprehensive set of hundreds of links on assessment) - http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/assmt/resource.htm
• General background materials on higher education assessment - http://www.teaglefoundation.org/learning/resources.aspx#assessment

University Assessment Links:

• The University of Arizona
• University of California, Berkeley
• Colorado State University
• University of Colorado at Boulder
• Cornell University
• DePaul University 
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• The University of Iowa
• Iowa State University
• University of Maryland, College Park
• Michigan State University
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• University of Missouri-Columbia
• The Ohio State University
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Purdue University
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• University of Southern California
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Texas A&M University
• The University of Texas at Austin
• Virginia Tech
• University of Wisconsin-Madison

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.

Learning Outcomes:

• 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/

Rubrics:

• 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
• Principles and Practices in Electronic Portfolios -http://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/Assessment/portfolios.pdf
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCATE) Assessment Beliefs -http://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/Assessment/ncate.pdf