Recommended Resources

Academic Affairs

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, NILOA's mission is to discover and disseminate ways that academic programs and institutions can productively use assessment data internally to inform and strengthen undergraduate education, and externally to communicate with policy makers, families and other stakeholders.

9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning from the American Association for Higher Education(AAHE)

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment from Assessment Commons

Assessing different learning activities from the University of Oklahoma

Graduate Program Assessment Planning Forms and Rubrics from The University of Rhode Island.

Administrative Units 

Example from University of California , Merced

Student Affairs

Assessment Resources from Student Affairs Assessment Leaders

Texts

• Banta, T. W., & Palomba, C. A. (2014). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education. John Wiley & Sons.
• Barkley, E.F., & Major, C.H. (2016). Learning assessment techniques: A handbook for college faculty. John Wiley & Sons.
• Hundley, S.P., & Kahn, S. (2019). Trends in assessment: Ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education. Stylus.
• Sousa, J.M., & Rose, T. (2021). Exemplars of assessment in higher education: Diverse approaches to addressing accreditation standards. Stylus.
• Suskie, L. (2018). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide. John Wiley & Sons.
• Walvoord, B.E.F. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments and general education. Jossey-Bass.

Equity-Minded Assessment for All Audiences

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) equity in assessment resources to improve student learning

Texts

• Bensimon, E.M., Dowd, A.C., & Witham, K. (2016). Five principles for enacting equity by design. Diversity & Democracy, The Equity Imperative. Winter 2016, Volume 19, No.1.
• Henning, G., Baker, G. R., Jankowski, N. A., Lundquist, A. E., & Montenegro, E. (2022). Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, models, and practices. Stylus.
• Hundley, S.P., & Kahn, S. (2019). Trends in assessment: Ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education.  Chapter 11. Using assessment trends in planning, decision-making, and improvement. Stylus.
• McNair, T. B., Bensimon, E. M., & Malcom-Piqueux, L. E. (2020). From equity talk to equity walk: Expanding practitioner knowledge for racial justice in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass.
• Sousa, J.M., & Rose, T. (2021). Exemplars of assessment in higher education: Diverse approaches to addressing accreditation standards. Chapter 5. Indigenous assessment. Stylus.