Resources

College Assessment Resources

• Effective Course Design

• Course Design  Multiple Resources

• Alignment and Backward Design

• Write Effective Learning Objectives (From Lynda.com)

• Classroom Assessment Techniques/Activities Techniques - CATs

• Classroom assessment techniques (CAT)

• Assessing Student Learning – including test construction

• Developing Good Test Questions

• Authentic assessment

• Alternatives to Traditional Exams and Term Papers

• Writing course level objectives/outcomes

• Create Effective Learning Assessments (From Lynda.com)

• How to Increase Learner Engagement (From Lynda.com)

• How to Teach Complex Topics (From Lynda.com)

• Creating assignment that engage students

• Identify Instructional Strategies

• Active learning techniques

• Incorporating Writing

Using Rubrics

• UNC-Chapel Hill Guide to Using Rubrics to Assess Student Learning Outcomes (with Examples)

• Overview of Rubrics (with Examples), POD Network in Higher Education

• Northern Illinois University Rubric Development

• Grading with Rubrics: Developing a Fair and Efficient Assessment Tool, University of Virginia Center for Teaching Excellence

• University of Rhode Island Rubrics Graduate and Undergraduate Programs

• Arizona State University (Program Outcomes, Rubrics, Measures)

• Action Verbs That Can Be Used in Writing Learning Outcomes Statements

• Direct versus Indirect Measures, MIT

• Writing Measurable Student Learning Outcomes

• Writing Measurable Learning Outcomes, Texas A&M

• Designing Assessments for Quality Learning

• Closing the Loop: Using Data for Improved Learning

• Methods of Assessing Student Learning at the Program Level

• Action Verbs That Can Be Used in Writing Learning Outcomes Statements

• Direct versus Indirect Measures, MIT

• Writing Measurable Student Learning Outcomes

• Writing Measurable Learning Outcomes, Texas A&M

Sample Outcomes, Assessment Resports and Other Resources University of Central Florida Assessment Plans by Year

· Appalachian State University (Program Outcomes and Sample Assessment Reports)

· Boise State University (Program Outcomes)

· California State University Fullerton (Academic and Administrative Assessment Showcase)

· College of Charleston (Assessment Guide)

· DePaul University Academic, Support, Administrative Outcomes

· East Central University (Program Assessment Reports)

· Florida Gulf Coast University (Archived Program Plans and Reports)

· James Madison University (General Assessment Resources)

· Marshall University (Program Assessment Reports)

· New Mexico State University (Program Outcomes, Assessment Plans with Rubrics)

· Oklahoma State University (Sample Assessment Plans and Reports)

· Shippensburg State University (Examples of Assessment Plans)

· US Naval Academy (Program Outcomes)