Assessment Resources

Below are resources intended to support faculty as they develop assessment processes within their courses, programs, departments, and schools. While these resources can stand on their own, we encourage faculty to contact Assessment and Research Studies about meeting to discuss assessment issues specific to your focus, unit, or discipline.

General ∙ Guidebooks ∙ Tools and workshops ∙ UCI ∙ Higher education associations

General:

• A compilation of articles about assessment and accountability from Inside Higher Ed.
• The Association of American Colleges and Universities maintains an excellent, comprehensive assessment resource page.
• A meta-list of assessment-related links hosted by North Carolina State University.
• Each year, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis hosts the nation's oldest and largest assessment conference, the Assessment Institute.
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, an information-rich resource for anyone planning and implementing campus assessment activities.
• UCI's Assessment and Research Studies holds a small library of assessment books. Some of our favorites, along with a list of assessment-related journals and magazines, can be found here.

Guidebooks:

• "Program-based Review and Assessment: Tools and Techniques for Program Improvement" from University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
• "Tools and Techniques for Program Improvement" from Western Washington University.
• "Assessment Guide" from University of Virginia.
• "Assessment Workbook" from Ball State University.
• "Assessment Primer" from University of Connecticut.
• "Assessment Manual" from University of Wisconsin--Madison.

Tools and workshops:

• Association for American Colleges and Universities' VALUE rubrics.
• Rubric list compiled by Winona State University. Rubric list compiled by Indiana University Kokomo.
• "Authentic Assessment Toolbox: Portfolios" by Jon Mueller.
• "The Use of Portfolio Assessment in Evaluation" from the University of Arizona.
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges:
  • "Rubric for Assessing the Quality of Academic Program Learning Outcomes"
  • "Rubric for Assessing the Use of Portfolios"
  • "Rubric for Assessing the Use of Capstone Experiences"
• Workshops by Linda Suskie:
  • "Developing Your Own Tools and Strategies to Assess Student Learning"
  • "The Keys to a Culture of Assessment: Value and Respect"
  • "How Good is Good Enough? Setting Benchmarks or Standards"
  • "Summarizing and Using Assessment Results"

UCI:

• October 28, 2009 Assessment Workshop for Department Chairs:
  • Departmental Assessment Plan Checklist
  • Departmental Assessment Plan Template
  • Workshop PowerPoint Presentation
    • Curriculum Mapping
      • Curriculum Map Example
      • Curriculum Map Template
    • Assessment Evidence
      • Examples of Evidence of Student Leaning
      • (More) Examples of Evidence of Student Learning
      • "Direct Assessment Methods--A Close-up Look" by Barbara Wright
    • Evidence Review Process
      • Examples of Assessment Evidence Review Processes
      • Association for American Colleges and Universities' VALUE rubrics

Higher education associations:

• Association of American Colleges and Universities
• Association for Institutional Research
• American Evaluation Association
• Association for the Study of Higher Education
• American Educational Research Association
• Western Association of Colleges and Universities

Last Updated: 11/3/2009