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Introductory Readings on Assessment

 

Online Articles

Assessment that Matters; Creating Authentic Academic Cultures of Evidence by Peter T. Ewell (2004)
Evaluating Learning in Individual Courses by Barbara D. Wright (September 1999) (In Word format)

North Central Association (NCA) Recommendations


Opportunities for Improvement: Advice from Consultant-Evaluators on Programs to Assess Student Learning by Cecilia L. López (March 1996)
Assessment of Student Achievement: Assessment Culture Matrix by The Higher Learning Commission/NCA (April 2003) (.pdf)
Assessing Student Learning: Using the Commission's Level's of Implementation by Cecilia L. López (April 2000)

Books

Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education, Views and Perspectives. 2004. Edited by Peter Hernon and Robert E. Dugan. Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited.

Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses, 2000. Mary E. Huba and Jann E. Freed. Maryland: Allyn and Bacon.

Assessment Essentials - Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. 1999. By Catherine A. Paloma and Trudy W. Banta. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Assessment in Practice. Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses. 1996. By Trudy W. Banta, Jon P. Lund, Karen E. Black, France W. Oblander. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Making a Difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education. 1993. By Trudy W. Banta & Associates. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. 2 nd Ed. 1993. By Thomas Angelo and K. Patricia Cross. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass