Resources and Examples
University
of
Pittsburgh
Resources and Examples
Assessment Plan
Check List
Rubric for Evaluating Assessment Plans
Common Assessment Plan
Oversights
Good Examples from
University of Pittsburgh Assessment Plans
Additional Examples from the University of Pittsburgh Assessment Plans: Exemplar, Satisfactory, and Needs Improvement
The University of Pittsburgh Study of Writing: A Report on Writing in the School of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum
Examples from Arts and Sciences (graduate) to the University Council on Graduate Study (Associate Dean Nicole Constable, March 17, 2009)
Examples from Law to the University Council on Graduate Study (Associate Dean Lu-in Wang March 17, 2009)
Implementing Competency-Based Education: A Process Workbook 2009-2011, prepared for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh
University
of
Pittsburgh
Presentations on Assessment
Re-Accreditation: 2012, Presentation to the Department Chairs (Vice Provost Patricia Beeson, March 16, 2010)
Assessment of General Education (Vice Provost Patricia Beeson, February 11, 2008)
Assessment of General Education Requirements- School of Arts and Sciences (Associate Dean Juan Manfredi, February 11, 2008)
Report on Assessment to the Faculty Assembly (Vice Provost Patricia E. Beeson, November 7, 2007)
Report on
Assessment Plans to the Council of Deans (Vice Provost Patricia E. Beeson,
March 22, 2007)
School of
Information Sciences Assessment Plan Presentation (Dean Ronald Larsen, March
22, 2007)
University
Library Systems Assessment Presentation (Director Rush Miller, March 22,
2007)
Report of the
Ad Hoc Working Group on Assessment of Learning Outcomes (Dean N. John Cooper,
November 9, 2006)
Assessment Guides at AAU
Universities
Institutional Assessment
& Studies - University of Virginia
Approaches
to the Assessment Plan - Michigan State University
Guidelines
for Student Outcomes Assessment - Iowa State University
Sample Assessment Plans and
Reports at AAU Universities
Learning
Assessment Reports by School - University of Michigan
Sample
Assessment Plan - University of Maryland
Assessing General Education
Assessment
on Learning in General Education - University of Michigan
General Education Learning Goals -
University of Delaware
General
Education Assessment - SUNY Buffalo
Suggested Readings on Assessing Student Learning in General Education Curricula
A bibliography, prepared by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie.
Association Recommendations
Supporting Assessment in
Undergraduate Mathematics -The Mathematical
Association of America
The Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals & Outcomes in the Undergraduate Psychology Major – American Psychological
Association
The Task Force on Undergraduate Psychology Major Competencies produced this Assessment CyberGuide to help psychology departments and their faculty in their quest to craft the most appropriate and effective assessment plans.
Business - AACBS Assessment Resource Center
Middle States Commission of Higher Education
Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources (2nd Edition, 2007)
The handbook has a new Chapter 4, incorporating Assessing Student Learning and Institutional Effectiveness: Understanding Middle States Expectations (see below.)
Assessing Student Learning and Institutional Effectiveness: Understanding Middle States Expectations
This brochure clarifies Middle States expectations regarding Standard 7: Institutional Assessment and Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning in Characteristics of Excellence. It supersedes Chapter 4 in Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources. (2005, 8 pgs).
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie - available through the University Library System and partially available through Google Books.
Examples of Evidence of Student Learning
Helpful guidelines for measuring student learning prepared by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie.
The Role of Published Tests and Assessments in Higher Education
A brief paper by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie on how to use published tests and assessments to supplement locally developed tests, rubrics, and surveys.
Managing Assessment: Top-Down, Bottom-Up, All-Around (pptx)
Presented at the MSCHE 2009 Annual Conference by Jodi Levine Laufgraben, Associate Vice Provost and Director, Periodic Program Review, and Stephanie Grace Schull, Coordinator for Undergraduate Assessment, Temple University.
Suggested Readings on Assessing Student Learning
A bibliography, prepared by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie
Suggested Readings on Assessing Student Learning in General Education Curricula
A bibliography, prepared by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie.
Suggested Readings on Encouraging Faculty Engagement in Assessment
A bibliography, prepared by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie.
Suggested Readings on Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning
A bibliography, prepared by MSCHE Vice President Linda Suskie.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education Calendar of Events
Other
Internet Resources for
Higher Education Outcomes Assessment North Carolina State University
An annotated links to a wide range of resources.
Assessment
Instruments - University of Wisconsin
Assessment
Guide at Cal Polytechnic State University
Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education by Barbara E. Walvoord - available through the University Library System
The Reinvention Center is a national center focusing on undergraduate education at research universities and a consortium of research universities dedicated to strengthening undergraduate education through networking, convening, and sharing.
Workshops
ABET Workshop on Assessing Program
Outcomes for Faculty in the Applied Sciences and Engineering
Middle States Commission on Higher Education Calendar of Events
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