Assessment Resources
Resources for Academic Departments
Faculty Assessment Handbook - a well-done comprehensive guide from Southwestern Illinois College
Assessment Primer - built for STEM disciplines by Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, but applicable to many disciplines
Course Learning Outcomes
- NMU Faculty Course Learning Outcomes Workshop - Dec 2012/Jan 2013 - Slides | Handout
- Faculty training videos (6-15 minutes) on creating course objectives, syllabus inclusion of assessment, assessing - Kent State University
- Template for writing course outcomes - University of North Florida
- Wording for course outcomes - Seattle Central Community College
Course assessment methods, techniques and rubrics:
- Why use rubrics? Step-by-Step approach (link is to 1st of 6 pages) - College Level-1 organization - Michigan State Univ. Professor
- Assessing within a course -compilation of examples from many schools and disciplines from Associate for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)
- Ways to assess within the course -exams, presentations, reports, portfolios and more from Carlton College
- Grading a research paper - criteria rubric from Kent State
- Grading criteria for problem-solving, critical thinking, integrative learning and 12 more - Nationally recognized rubrics from AAC&U LEAP Initiative
- Matching course objectives to best assessment methods (matrix) - College Level-1 organization
Program Learning Outcomes
- NMU Program Assessment Guide
- Tips from the NMU Academic Assessment of Learning Committee
- NMU Goal Creation Worksheet (from Oct. 2011 workshop)
- Complete plans for all disciplines- University of North Dakota
- Complete plans for all disciplines - Southwestern Illinois College
- Wording and sample plans by discipline - Oklahoma State
Program assessment methods, techniques and rubrics
- NMU Rubrics Workshop (from Oct. 2011 workshop)
- Assessment methods for learning outcomes and using the results - Seattle Central Comm. College
- Directory of assessment samples (critical thinking, communication, etc.) - Associate for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)
- Ways to assess besides a survey (Western states accreditation agency)
Resources for Service Units
Tips from the NMU Service Outcome Assessment Committee
How do I word an objective? (Youngstown handout)
Ways to assess besides a survey (Western states accreditation agency)
Evaluating the usability of a website (U.S. government websites tech support)
- University of North Texas, samples
- SUNY Plattsburgh, samples
- College of Staten Island, samples, measures
- Youngston State University, guide, template, rubric
- Butler University, template, samples
- Bladen Community College, guide
- Long Beach Bay City College, guide, template
- LaSierra University, template, rubric
- Southern University at Shreveport, template
- University of Texas at Austin, template, samples, measures
