Douglas Davenport's March 28, 2008 workshop presentations

Assessment in the Classroom

The Self-Regarding Institution

Books available from the Assessment Committee -

Annotated List - Annotations of Assessment Committee Resources provided by Barbara Peat

Please call the Assessment Office, x5598, if you are interested in borrowing these materials

First College Year Resources

Annotated Bibliography on Assessment of the First College Year. Edited by Marc Cutright. Brevard, NC: Policy Center on the First Year of College, 2003. - 1

Seigal, Michael J.. Primer on Assessment of the First College Year. Brevard, NC: Policy Center on the First Year of College, 2003. - 1

Proving and Improving: Strategies for Assessing the First College Year. Edited by Randy Swing. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2001. - 1

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Portfolio Assessment Resources

Banta, T.W. (Ed.). Portfolio assessment: Uses, cases, scoring, and impact. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Cambridge, B.L., Kahn, S., Tompkins, D.P. and Yancey K.B. (Eds.) Electronic portfolios: Emerging practices in student faculty, and institutional learning. Washington D.C.: American Association of Higher Education.

Hutchings, P. (Ed.). The course portfolio: How faculty can examine their teaching to advance practice and improve student learning. Washington, DE: American Association of Higher Education, 1998.

IUPUI Portfolios Links Page http://www.imir.iupui.edu/portfolio/links.htm#portfolios

Zubizarreta, J. The learning portfolio: Reflective practice for improving student learning. Bolton, MA: Anker, 2004.

General Assessment

Angelo, Thomas and K. Patricia Cross. Classroom Assessment Techniques; A handbook for college teachers. Second edition. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1993. - 1

Assessing Student Achievement in General Education. Edited by Trudy W. Banta. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2007.

Assessing Student Competence in Accredited Disciplines; pioneering approaches to assessment in higher education. Edited by Catherine A. Palomba and Trudy W. Banta. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2001. 1

Assessment Update [electronic resource]. available from Wiley Interscience, on campus.

Astin, Alexander. Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment in Evaluation in Higher Education. Westport,Conn: ORYX Press, 1993. 1

Banta, T.W. and associates. Making a difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Brookhart, Susan. The Art and Science of Classroom Assessment: The Missing Part of Pedagogy. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report (Vol. 27, no.1). Washington D.C.: The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, 1999. 1

A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, 2003. Vol. 1 Establishing and Sustaining Effective Connections, Vol 2 Organizational Effectiveness and Future Directions, Vol 3 Promoting Student Learning and Effective Teaching, Vol 4 The Self Study Process for Commission Evaluation. Chicago: Prepared for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. 1

Doherty, Austin, Tim Riordan and James Roth. Student Learning: A Central Focus for Institutions of Higher Education. Edited Milwaukee, WI: Alverno College Institute, 2002. - 1

Huba, Mary E. and Jann E. Freed. Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses; Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2000. - 1

Keeling, R. P., A.F. Wall, R. Underhile and G. J. Dungy. Assessment Reconsiderd: Institutional Effectiveness for Student Success. ICSSIA, NASPA , 2008.

Miller, Allen H., Bradford W. Imrie and Kevin Cox. Student Assessment in Higher Education; a handbook for assessing performance. London: Kogan Page, 1998. -1

Nichols, James O. and Karen W. Nichols. A Road Map for Improvement of Student Learning and Support Services through Assessment . New York : Agathon Press, 2005. available from the Schurz Library LB2331.63 .N55 2005 -1

Stevens, Dannelle D. and Antonia J. Levi. Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning. Sterling VA: Stylus Publishing, 2005.-1

Schuh, John H.  and M. Lee Upcraft.   Assessment Practice in Student Affairs: An Applications Manual .  San Fransisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Suskie, Linda. Assessing Student Learning, A Common Sense Guide. Bolton, MA: Anker Pub.2004.

Van Note Chism, Nancy. Peer Review of Teaching. Bolton, MA: Anker Pub. 1999.

Walvoord, Barbara E. Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004.-1

Walvoord, Barbara E. and Virginia Johnson Anderson. Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.-1

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Links

A number of excellent resources are available on the internet

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment - An excellent meta-list of assessment resources on the web.

NACADA - The NATIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSOCIATION, promotes and supports quality academic advising in institutions of higher education to enhance the educational development of students.

Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association – An excellent site with information and links pertaining specifically to the work of the Higher Learning Commission and more generally.

An Assessment site from a comparable institution which has departmental assessment plans. http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/index.htm

American Psychological Association- Great evaluation of the pros and cons of assessment techniques

American Psychological Association's Assessment Cyberguide - This site is an information source for all those who are involved with, interested in, and/or challenged by the assessment process. Although it is aimed at the undergraduate psychology curriculum, its messages are generic enough to be used in any academic discipline.

Ball State University - Assessment Site

Kansas State University - Assessment program site, articles on assessment topics

Kent State University - Academic Assessment Process

Colorado School of Mines- Assessment Resource Page

Picket, N, and B. Dodge (2001). Rubrics for web lessons.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Assessment Rubrics - Excellent resource on rubrics

Texas A&M University - Departmental assessment reports

North Carolina State - Internet Resources of Higher Education Outcomes Assessment , University Assessment Site

ABET Assess met Planning

Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville Assessment Site, Information on Senior Project

University of Massachusetts - Workbooks on Course and Program Assessment

National Teaching and Learning Foundation - Classroom Assessment Techniques

Syracuse University - Portfolio Bibliography

Urban Universities Portfolio Project - Portfolio

Truman State University - Assessment program

University of Denver - Assessment program

Alverno College - Digital portfolio assessment program

SIU - Edwardsville - Description of portfolio program

Washington State University - Portfolio example

Tidewater Community College - Example web portfolios

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