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Web ResourcesFor Academic Departments and Programs:1) Professional Organizations American Political Science Association: I found this by simply going to the APSA's homepage (www.apsanet.org) and doing a search for assessment (APSA Assessment Resources). Resources vary from departmental assessment plans (Ohio University Plan) to discussions of the politics of assessment (Roundtable Summary) to discussions of different methods of assessment (Methods*). The American Historical Association: I did not find as comprehensive a section on the AHA, but I did find an interesting discussion of portfolio assessment (portfolio assessment*). The Mathematical Association of America was awarded a three-year NSF grant to study Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics (SAUM). This site, not surprisingly, contains numerous resources, including case studies that focus on assessing particular parts of the curriculum (Case Studies*). 2) College and University Assessment Sites We have already looked at the Bucknell site, but there are others that contain some very useful resources: 1) Skidmore: This site has a really nice frequently asked questions section (FAQ*), as well as links to assessment plans from different colleges and universities for virtually every major/program (other institutions). The one problem with the plans from other institutions is that a number of the links do not work, but it is still a great place to begin. 2) University at Albany/SUNY: This site has many resources, but the two that struck me as particularly useful were the discussion of various methods of assessment (methods) and, again, assessment plans from various programs and departments (disciplinary assessment*). 3) For my specific field of gender studies, both the Skidmore page and the Albany page have the University of Colorado at Boulder as a resource. This is, I think, a particularly nice resource because it has multi-year plans and a nice discussion of the portfolio assessment that they have used (Women's Studies at Colorado*). As far as I can tell, all of the Boulder programs not only have their plans, but also their reports. 3) General Education Assessment This site, (California State University Monterey Bay*), looked particularly interesting to me both because it both provides clear outcomes for courses and provides for students to demonstrate that they have attained the outcomes without taking a specific course. 4) Assessment for Athletic Programs (Thanks to Neil) 1) The NCAA's self-study guide for Div. III institutions (NCAA) provides a good, comprehensive beginning for thinking about areas where is would be useful to define goals and evaluation methods. 2) Baylor University: This site, as Christine observed, seems to be largely focused on their institutional goals, but nonetheless, it suggests methods for assessing those goals within the athletic department (Baylor). 2) Case Western: This site provides a number of tools that are used for the assessment not simply of intercollegiate athletics, but of the Physical Education Program as a whole. It also includes the report produced as a result of the assessment activities (Case Western*). Paper ResourcesAssessment resources available through ODY1) Books Currently on Reserve Brookhart, Susan. The Art and Science of Classroom Assessment: the Missing
Part of Jones, Elizabeth. Transforming the Curriculum: Preparing Students for
a Changing Light, Richard. The Harvard Assessment Seminars Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Characteristics of Excellence
in Higher Wilson, Mark. Towards Coherence between Classroom Assessment and Accountability 2) Coming Soon (Currently Available via ConnectNY) Banta, Trudy. Building a Scholarship of Assessment Banta, Trudy. Hallmarks of Effective Outcomes Assessment Chatterji, Madhabi. Designing and Using Tools for Educational Assessment Hernon, Peter and Dugan, Robert. Outcomes in Higher Education: Views
and Huba, M.E. & Freed, J.E. Learner-Centered Assessment on College
Campuses: Keith, Bruce. Contexts for Learning: Institutional Strategies for Managing
Curricular Maki, Peggy. Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment
across National Research Council. Knowing what Students Know: The Science and
Design Smith, Barbara. Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education Suskie, Linda. Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide Swingen, Judi. Departmental Assessment 3) Journals and Journal Collections Education Indexes and Databases: http://www.stlawu.edu/library/education.html In particular, see ERIC (Contains annotated references to journal articles,
reports, and other non-journal material, much of which is available in
full text.) Search via Journal Finder at http://ba4rv7xl7m.search.serialssolutions.com Assessment Journal Assessment and Accountability Forum Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice Educational Assessment Education Policy Analysis Archives Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation 5) Articles and Book Chapters on E-reserve ERes link: http://eres.stlawrence.nnyln.net/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=92
Linkon, Sherry. “How can assessment work for us?” Academe 91(4): 28-32 Maki, Peggy. “Developing a collective institutional commitment.” Assessment
for Maki, Peggy. “Beginning with dialogue about teaching and learning.” Assessment
for Suskie, Linda. “What is assessment? Why assess?” Assessing
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