Links
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Background Information
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Assessment Websites from Other Institutions
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Department Assessment Plans from Other Institutions
Assessment Information
- Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
From the American Association of Higher Education - Assessment Basics
General information, principles and methods of assessment
From the SUNY - Geneseo Assessment web site - Assessment Instruments and Methods Available to Assess Student Learning in the Major
Handbook of assessment approaches that may simplify the development of assessment strategies.
From the University of Wisconsin - Madison - Frequently Asked Questions
Purposes of assessment, definitions, and what to do with results
From the SUNY - Geneseo Assessment web site - Embedded Assessments

How to take advantage of what you may already be doing
From the Bucknell University Educational Outcomes Assessment web site - Choosing Assessment Measures

What do I ask, and what do the answers I get mean?
From the Bucknell University Educational Outcomes Assessment web site - Assessment Methods Used by Academic Departments and Programs
Summarizes and gives brief examples of various program assessment techniques (including embedded assessments in capstone courses, portfolio review, and alumni surveys)
From the University of Colorado at Boulder - Assessment Tools
Brief overview of direct and indirect measures of assessment of student learning, benefits, disadvantages and examples of each method.
From Bridgewater State College (Massachusetts) - Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
Very comprehensive and annotated list of resources available on the internet
From the University of North Carolina Planning and Assessment web site - Assessment Planning Resources
Assessment Web sites from Other Colleges/Universities
Comprehensive
- Student Achievement Assessment Committee (SAAC)
Bowling Green State University - Outcomes Assessment
University of Colorado at Boulder - Educational Outcomes Assessment
Bucknell University - Student Learning Outcomes
California State University - Assessment at Geneseo
State University of New York at Geneseo - Planning and Assessment
North Carolina State University - Assessment at Skidmore College
Skidmore College - Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
The "Assessment Guidebook for Departments" is particularly useful
Bridgewater State University (Massachusetts)
Other
- Assessment of Student Learning
The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of College and Schools - Office of Planning and Assessment
College of William and Mary - Office of Planning, Assessment and Institutional Research
University of Mary Washington (formerly Mary Washington College)
Assessment Resources
- Department Specific Assessment Plans from Other Institutions
From the Bucknell University Educational Outcomes Assessment web site and supplemented by Paula A.Y. Maas at TCNJ

