General Assessment Resources

Most Comprehensive Sources

• North Carolina State University Planning & Analysis - Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment: Probably the most comprehensive assessment resource online today.  Provides links to general resources, assessment ‘handbooks,’ assessment of specific skills or content, individual institutions’ assessment-related pages, accrediting bodies, and student assessment of courses and faculty. 

• Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education Resources: Another comprehensive assessment resource including university assessment pages, general resources, assessment instruments and techniques, assessment papers and reports, commercial resources on assessment, benchmarking, software, and agencies, institutions and organizations.

Glossary

• Assessment Term Glossary: A comprehensive glossary of assessment terminology created by Northern Illinois University.  Useful for clarifying any of those vague assessment words or phrases.

Developing Mission Statements

• Assessment Guidebook: Developing a Program Mission Statement: This chapter discusses the purpose of a program mission statement, provides suggestions on the process and the timeframe for developing a mission statement, and gives examples of mission statements from programs at Bridgewater State College.

Liberal Studies / General Education

• Resources on Assessment of General Education Curricula: An annotated listing of general education assessment resources including links to university general education plans and AAHE pages.

• California State University Los Angeles General Education Assessment: California State University general education assessment plan complete with links to their general education policy, their assessment policy, goals, objectives, plans, and reports.

 Assessment Organizations

• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU): Association of American Colleges and Universities home page with links to publications, resources, initiatives, meetings, and institutes.

• Association of American Colleges and Universities News: Association of American Colleges and Universities newsletter for members with links to news and events, facts and figures, perspectives, and postings.

• Association of American Colleges and Universities - Assessment: Association of American Colleges and Universities with links to initiatives, publications, meetings and institute, resources, and project websites.

• The Higher Learning Commission Assessment Resources: The Higher Learning Commission page of assessment resources including current and historical documents such as Making a Difference in Student Learning and Accreditation and Student Learning.

Assessment Print Resources

Searchable online journals with emphasis on assessment and assessment related information.

• Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, EBSCOhost Quarterly assessment journal by Carfax publishing of London.  Electronic journals 1991-present.

• Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, EBSCOhost thrice yearly assessment journal by Carfax publishing of London.  Electronic journals 1994-present.

• Educational Assessment, EBSCOhost assessment journal by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.  Electronic journals 1993-present.

• Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, Peer reviewed, searchable electronic journal, 10 Volumes.

• Education Policy Analysis Archives, Peer reviewed journal published by the College of Education Arizona State University and the College of Education University of South Florida.