Assessment Cyberguide for Learning Goals and Outcomes



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UNDERSTANDING ASSESSMENT

Bibliography of Resources for Assessment

Biggs, J. (1999, May). Assessment: An integral part of the teaching system. AAHE Bulletin, 59, 10-12.

Following a brief review of different approaches to classroom assessment, Biggs presents a model that emphasizes defining learning objectives and adopting teaching methods and assessment procedures that follow from one's objectives.

Hatfield, S. R. (1999, May). Department level assessment: Promoting continuous improvement (IDEA Paper #35). [On-line]. IDEA Center, Kansas State University. Available: http://www.idea.ksu.edu/resources/Papers.html

An overview of the characteristics and steps involved in developing an effective departmental assessment plan that is based upon a continuous improvement model.

Lees, N. D., & Malik, D. J. (1999, Summer). Creating a link between accountability and department improvement. The Department Chair 10(1), 1, 18-19.

Describes the various internal and external constituencies to whom departmental assessment data is of interest. A brief discussion of types of and methods for collecting data as well as communicating results to these constituencies is included.

National Research Council. (2001). Knowing what students know: The science and design of educational assessment. National Academy Press (Also available online at www.nap.edu/catalog/10019.html)

Links assessment reform to what cognitive science has proposed about effective learning strategies.

Thorpe, J., et al. (1992). Program review and educational quality in the major: A faculty handbook. Vol. 3 of Liberal learning and the arts and sciences major. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities. (NOTE: Copies of this publication can be ordered at www.aacu-edu.org)

Drawing upon an earlier Association of American Colleges and Universities report, The Challenge of Connecting Learning, this handbook summarizes 13 characteristics of strong undergraduate programs and provides a framework for program review and assessment based upon these characteristics.

Wehlburg, C. (1999, May). How to get the ball rolling: Beginning an assessment program on your campus. AAHE Bulletin, 59, 7-9.

A description of the steps necessary to implement an assessment program, including points of resistance and characteristics of effective assessment programs

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