Brief Listing of Assessment References

Brief Listing of Assessment References

Thank you to Gale Stuart, The University of Texas at Austin, for compiling this document.

Brief listing of Assessment References:

Bresciani, M.J., Zelna, C.L., Anderson, J.A. (2004). Assessing Student Learning and Development.

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.

Committee on the Foundations of Assessment, Pelligrino, J.W., Chudowsky, N., and Glaser, R.( Eds.)

(2001). Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment.

Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Keeling, R.P., Wall, A.F., Underhile, R., Dungy, G.J. (2008). Assessment Reconsidered: Institutional

Effectiveness for Student Success. International Center for Student Success & Institutional

Accountability.

NASPA/ACPA (2004). Learning Reconsidered: A campus-wide focus on the student experience.

Palomba, C.A. and Banta, T.W. (1999). Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving

Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Shuh, J.H., Upcraft, M.L. and Associates. (2001). Assessment Practice in Student Affairs: An Applications

Manual. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Schuh, J.H. and Associates (2009).Assessment Methods for Student Affairs. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-

Bass.

Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide (2nd Edition). San Francisco, CA:

Jossey-Bass.

Walvoord, B.E. (2004). Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments,

and General Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Articles and Other Publications:

Research and Practice in Assessment:

Assessment Update: Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education:

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges:

Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement (2010)

Electronic Resources and Links for Assessment:

9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning - This document was developed under the auspices of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Assessment Forum with support from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education with additional support for publication and dissemination from the Exxon Education Foundation. Copies may be made without restriction. AAHE was dissolved as an organization in summer 2005, and their Web site no longer exists; this version was posted by Indiana University-Kokomo:

NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education assessment site: Assessment Knowledge Community: Assessment Education Framework:

ACPA – College Student Educators International assessment site:

Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)Standards:

Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) at UC-Berkeley:

National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):

Educational Benchmarking, Inc. (EBI):

National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS):

Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)- Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP):

NC State University, University Planning & Analysis, “Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment,”:

Student Affairs Assessment websites – Outside of Texas:

  • University of Georgia (UGA):
  • University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG):
  • Ferris State University:
  • Indiana State University (ISU):
  • Ohio State University:
  • University of Southern California (USC):
  • Northern Illinois University (NIU):
  • Dartmouth College:
  • Mississippi State University:
  • New York University (NYU):
  • Appalachian State University:
  • Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI):
  • Longwood University:
  • North Carolina State University (NC State):
  • Old Dominion University:
  • University of Maryland:
  • University of Michigan:
  • UNC Charlotte:
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