Selected Readings
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irect and Indirect Assessment Methods . Based on Prus J. and Johnson, R., "Assessment & Testing Myths and Realities." New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 88, Winter 94. Modified by Gloria Rogers.
Assessment of Student Academic Achievement: Levels of Implementation . Chapter Reference A. The Higher Learning Commission. (March 1, 2001).
Thomas A. Angelo. Doing Assessment as if Learning Matters Most . AAHE Bulletin, vol. 51, no. 9, pp. 3-6. American Association for Higher Education. Washington DC.
Jeffrey A. Seybert. Assessing Student Learning Outcomes in Community Colleges . T.H. Bers and H.A. Calhoun (eds.), New Directions for Community Colleges, vol. 2002, no. 117, 2002. Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Richard J. Shavelson and Leta Huang. Responding Responsibly. Change, Jan/Feb 2003. pgs. 11-19.
Library Holdings
Please contact the Assessment Director, at 481-5411 if you would like to borrow the following resources:
Anderson, Lorin W. and Krathwohl, David R. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learing, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (Abridged Edition). Longman, Inc.
Angelo, Thomas A. and Cross, K. Patricia. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques (Second Edition). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Astin, A.W. (2002). Assessment for Excellence: The philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education. Westport, CT: Oryx.
Banta, Trudy W., et al. (1996). Assessment in Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Cambridge, B.L., Tompkins, D.P., & Yancey, K.B. (Ed.). (2001). Electronic portfolios: Emerging practices in student, faculty, and institutional learning. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
Fitzpatrick, Judy L., Sanders, James R., and Worthen, Blaine R. (2004). Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines (Third Edition). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Henscheid, J.M. (2000). Professing the disciplines: An analysis of senior seminars and capstone courses. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
Maki, P.L. (2004). Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution. Sterling, VA: Stylus.
National Research Council. (2001). Knowing what students know: The science and design of educational assessment.. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Nichols, James O. (1995). Assessment Case Studies: Common Issues in Implementation with Various Campus Approaches to Resolution. Bronx, New York: Agathon Press.
Nichols, James O. (1995). A Practitioner's Handbook for Institutional Effectiveness and Student Outcomes Assessment Implementation (Third Edition). New York: Agathon Press.
Ratcliff, J.L., Lubinescu, E.S., & Gaffney, M.A. (Eds.). (2001). How accreditation influences assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Sedlacek, W. E. (2004). Beyond the big test: Noncognitive assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Suskie, L.A. (1996). Questionnaire survey research: What works (2 nd ed.). Tallahassee: Association for Institutional Research.
Suskie, L.A. (2004). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide. Boston: Anker.
Thomas, S.J. (2004). Using web and paper questionnaire for data-based decision making: From design to interpretation of the results. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Walvoord, B.E. (2004). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments and general education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Assessment Links
Academic Program Assessment is a key requirement for our continued accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission and for the accreditation of many of our professional programs. However, its benefits go far beyond meeting accreditation standards. Assessment is really about academic program improvement. It helps us document the quality and success of our academic programs and identify opportunities for growth and development. This brochure is designed to respond to questions faculty most frequently ask about assessment and its role in academic programs.
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a national information system which provides access to a large body of education-related literature.
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation and one of two Commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits, and thereby grants membership in the Commission and in the North Central Association, to degree-granting educational institutions in the North Central region: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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