Assessment Resources

General

UNCW College of Arts and Sciences website, Assessing Student Learning
UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence website
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology website, Assessment Planning
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Assessment Associations
Association of American Colleges and Universities website, Assessment and VALUE
Wright, B. More Art Than Science: The Postsecondary Assessment Movement Today, from Eastern Connecticut State University
Wright, B. 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, T. (editor). Assessment Update. Published every other month, can be accessed online or in paper version through Randall Library.
Banta, T. (2002). Building a Scholarship of Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available in hard copy at the Randall Library (Call # LB2366 .B85 2002).
Walvoord, B. (2010). Assessment Clear and Simple. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available at the Randall Library (Call #LB2822.75.W35 2010), or in CTE Books Collection (2^nd floor Randall Library).
Walvoord, B. (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 (2^nd floor Randall Library).
Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Available in Randall Library (Call# LB2336.S87 2009), or in CTE Books Collection (2^nd floor Randall Library).
Han, J., & Finkelstein, A. (2013). Understanding the effects of professors' pedagogical development with Clicker Assessment and Feedback technologies and the impact on students' engagement and learning in higher education. Computers and Education 65: 64-76. [Available from Randall Library, Science Direct database].
Astin, A. (1991). Assessment for excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. MacMillan: New York.
Fulcher, K., Swain, M., & Orem, C. (2012). Expectations for Assessment reports: A descriptive analysis. Assessment Update, 24(1): 1-16.
Tremblay, K., Lalancette, D., & Rosevaere, D. (2012). Asessment of higher education learning outcomes (Feasability study report, vol.1-design and implementation). From Australia's education research database.
Palomba, C., & Banta, T. (1999).Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, CA.
Banta, T. (1993). Making a difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, CA.
Yorke, M. (2003). Formative Assessment in higher education: Moves towards theory and enhancement of pedagogic practice. Higher Education 45(4): 477-501.
Crisp, G.(2012). Integrative assessment: Reframing assessment practices for current and future learning. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37(1): 33-43. [ERIC document number: EJ950338].
Bruch, P., & Reynolds. T. (2012). Ideas in Practice: Towards a participatory approach to program assessment. [ERIC document number: EJ998803].
Taras, M., & Davies, M. (2012). Perceptions and realities in the functions and processes of assessment. Active Learning in Higher Education, 14(1):51-61. [Available through Sage Publishers online from Randall Library].
Maxwell, T. (2012). Assessment in higher education in the professions: action research as an authentic assessment task. Teaching in Higher Education, 17(6): 686-696.[ERIC document number: EJ991135].
Liu, O.L., Bridgeman, B., & Adler, R. (2012). Measuring learning outcomes in higher education. Educational Researcher, 41: 352-362.
Hernandez, R. (2012). Does continuous assessment in higher education support student learning? Higher Education, 64: 489-502.
Brown, S., Race, P., & Bull, J. (1999). Computer assisted assessment in higher education, in Staff and Educational Development Series. [EBSCO eBook].
Lakin, J., Elliott, D., & Liu, O. L. (2012). Investigating ESL student performance on outcomes assessment in higher education. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 72: 734-753.
Gikandi, J., Morrow, D. & Davis, N. (2011). Online formative assessment in higher education: a lit review. Computers and Education, 57: 2333-2351.
Liu, O.L. (2011). Value-added assessment in higher education: A Comparison of two methods. Higher Education, 61(4): 445-461.

Anthropology

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
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

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
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 (REQUIRES MEMBERSHIP LOGIN)

Computer Science

Pedagogical Patterns Project, link to patterns of learning and for giving student feedback

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
McKee, H. & DeVoss, D. (Eds). (2013). Digital Writing Assessment & Evaluation. Logan, UT: Computers and Composition Digital Press/Utah State University Press.

Environmental Studies

Documenting and Assessing Learning in the Outdoors, 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
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, N. (2009). Assessing History, Can We Know Our 'Outcomes'?, from the Forum on Assessment in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association
Matray, J. (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, R. (2009). Assessment at American University, from the Forum on Assessment in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association
Meo, S. (2002). Portfolio Assessment for History Majors: One Department's Journey, from the Teaching column in Prospecitves on History, from the American Historical Association

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.
Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics by the Mathematical Association of America
Critical Thinking Rubric for Math, from Washington State University

Music

Wait, M., & Hope, S. (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
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

Political Science

2006 Workshop for Department Chairs, Planning for Assessment and Accountability Issues, article from the American Political Science Association

Psychology

Sociology and Criminology

Berheide, C. 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, R., & Scelza, J. 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
The Assessment of Undergraduate Programs in Theatre, from the National Association of Schools of Theatre

Assessment at UNCW

Assessment Resources

General

Anthropology

Art History and Studio Art

Biological Sciences

Chemistry

Communication Studies

Computer Science

English and Creative Writing

Environmental Studies

Film Studies

Foreign Languages

Geography and Geology

History

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy and Religion

Physics

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology and Criminology

Theatre

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