Assessment Resources

Assessment Resources

USEFUL ARTICLES 
AAC & U, "On Solid Ground"
AAC & U, "A Brief History of Student Learning Assessment"
AAC & U, "Assessing Underserved Students' Engagement in High Impact Practices"
Bucknell University, "A Short Guide to Assessing Student Learning in Your Program or Department"
Camey & Johnson, "The Wicked Problem of Assessment"
Mandernack, B.J., "Assessment of Student Engagement in Higher Education"
NILOA, "Assessment That Matters"
NILOA, "Equity & Assessment: Moving Towards Culturally Responsive Assessment"
Tyton Partners, "Driving Towards a Degree: Closing Outcome Gaps through Student Supports"

COLLEGE GUIDES AND HANDBOOKS 
Resource Guide for Assessment Plans & Annual Reports:  Administrative Departments and Academic Support Operations
Guide to Institutional Effectiveness
Guide to Academic Assessment
Guide to Annual Assessment & Program Reviews:  Co-Curricular and Non-Academic Departments
Academic Assessment Committee Handbook
Co-Curricular Assessment Committee Handbook
Glossary of Assessment Terms
Syllabi Requirements

ONLINE COURSES
Assessment in Co-Curricular and Student Support Operations 
Assessment in Administrative Departments

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES
Middle States Accreditation Standards
Required Evidence Inventory 

FACULTY ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Assessment Methods
Assessment at Utica College blogs
Direct versus Indirect Evidence
Bloom's Taxonomy (Revised)

RUBRICS 
General Education Rubrics
Goals 1 & 7: Writing & Information Literacy 
Goal 1: Oral Communication
Goal 2: Critical Thinking
Goal 3: Quantitative Reasoning
Goal 4: Scientific Literacy 

AAC & U Value Rubrics
Discussion Rubrics:

• Traditional Classes
• Online Classes

Diversity and Cultural Competence Rubrics:

• Intercultural Competence
• Intercultural Competence and Language
• Intercultural Competence and Social Diversity

Laboratory Notebook Rubrics:

• General Rubric for Lab Notebooks
• Lab Notebook Rubric 1
• Lab Notebook Rubric 2
• Lab Notebook Rubric 3
• Universal Rubric for Bio Lab Reports

Quantitative Reasoning
Reflection Rubrics

Research Rubrics:

• Health Studies Critical Appraisal Skills
• Student-Faculty Collaborative Research

Writing and Literature Review Rubrics:

• Literature Review
• Responding to Literature
• Synthesis and Integration: Disciplinary Perspectives
• Technical Report
• Technical Report and Writing
• Writing, Critical Thinking, and Information Literacy
• Writing About Literature
• Writing a Review of Literature