Program Assessment
ONLINE ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
GENERAL ASSESSMENT RESOURCES:
- New England Educational Assessment Network
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
- National Resource Center: First Year Experience and Students in Transition
- VALUE Rubric Templates
Though developed for general education assessment, they can be modified to address departmental assessment needs. Rubrics have been developed to assess:
- inquiry/analysis
- critical thinking
- creative thinking
- written communication
- oral communication
- reading
- quantitative literacy
- information literacy
- teamwork
- problem solving
- civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
- intercultural knowledge and competence
- ethical reasoning
- foundations and skills for lifelong learning
- global learning
- integrative and applied learning
ASSESSMENT RESOURCES BY DEPARTMENT
Art
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design
- The Assessment of Undergraduate Programs in Art and Design
Athletic Training
- National Athletic Trainers Association: Athletic Education Competencies
- Modular Approach to Evaluating the Clinical Proficiencies
Biology
- NSF / AAAS: Vision & Change in Undergraduate Biology Education
National conversation on advancing biology education - American Institute of Biological Sciences National Association of Biology Teachers
Presentation on national standards and accreditation - Articles
Assessing Student Learning (Sundberg, 2002)
Business Management & Economics
- ACCSB Assessment Resource Center
- ACBSP Outcome Assessment Information
- Economics Assessment Articles
Assessing a proficiency based economics program: Weathering the perfect storm while thriving in a new environment (Myers et al., 2008) - Assessment of the undergraduate economics major: A national survey (Myers et al., 2001)
- Expected proficiencies for undergraduate economics majors (Hansen, 2001)
- Improving Assessment in University Economics (Walsted, 2001)
Chemistry
Communication
Computer Science & Computer Information Systems
- ABET Assessment Planning Resources
Assessment planning tools, articles, and events
Criminal Justice
Education
English
- Conference on College Composition & Communication: Writing Assessment
- Other position statements on assessment
- National Council of Teachers of English: White paper on writing assessment
Environmental Science
- See General Assessment Resources
Ethnic and Gender Studies
- See General Assessment Resources
General Science
Geography and Regional Planning
- ZPlanning Accreditation board: Outcomes Assessment
- Association of American Geographers: Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography
History
- American Historical Association
Criteria for Standards in History/Social Studies/Social Sciences - Nationwide Tuning Project for Undergraduate History Programs Launched
- Assessing History: Can We Know Our "Outcomes"?
Liberal Studies
- See General Assessment Resources
Mathematics
- Mathematical Association of America: Guidelines for the Profession
- Mathematical Association of America: Illustrative Resources
- Assessing Undergraduate Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Political Science
- See General Assessment Resources
Psychology
- American Psychological Association
Includes guides, publications, and links
Social Work
Sociology
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- ASA: Creating an Effective Assessment Plan for the Sociology Major
Spanish
- See General Assessment Resources