Resources on Assessment
Handout from Barbara Walvoord's workshop for faculty. Contact Jackie Millslagle at 7191 to borrow the recording of Dr. Walvoord's workshop.
A variety of documents to help utilize Bloom's Taxonomy.
Overview. Includes key words for writing outcomes.
Polygon. Provides a visual
The Critical Thinking Community (website)
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
Voluntary System of Accountability (VSA).
Winona State University Assessment Office has compiled a very complete list of assessment resources.
North Carolina State University Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment -- also a very complete compilation of links.
See what other institutions are doing
- University of Southern Florida. [JM Note: I attended an IU-PUI Assessment Institute presentation on a writing/critical thinking rubric (CLAQWA) that USF used in an online system. The have tested the rubric for 10-12 years. Online system would be available to any institution.]
Publications. The publications listed in this bibliography can be borrowed by contacting Jackie Millslagle by email or phone at 7191.
Program Outcomes. Google for specific discipline outcomes, e.g., biology outcomes, English outcomes.
Chronicle of Higher Education. Assessment Statement endorsed by 100 public and private colleges and universities--includes examples of assessment activities at several institutions.
Curriculum Map Examples
Writing Assessment Plans - Kansas State University
Council for Advancement of Standards in Higher Education - Under the CAS STATEMENTS link, note the CAS STatement of Learning and Developmental Outcomes
Historical UMD Assessment documents.
Peter Ewell on the assessment movement