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Below are select resources organized by topic to assist programs with the development and implementation of sustainable assessment practices.
- Hutchings, P. (2019, January). What faculty need to know about assessment (Assessment Brief). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
- Lee, Kristie. (2019, March 15).Guide to Assessment. Higher Ed Connects.
- Northeastern University. (2022). Programmatic Assessment. Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research.
- Suskie, Linda. (2008, September 12). Understanding and Using Assessment Results. Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
- University of Michigan. Defining Assessment.
- Walvoord, Barbara E. (2004, April). Assessment Clear and Simple. Excerpt provided by Medgar Eveers College.
- Watson, Ellen. Defining Assessment. University of Alberta Centre for Teaching and Learning.
- Boston University. Creating Learning Outcomes (adapted from Stanford University).
- Hall, Kristin (2022, September 13). Learning Goals, Objectives or Outcomes? Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Blog. Stony Brook University.
- James Madison University. Specification of Student Learning Outcomes. Student Affairs Assessment Support Services.
- Larsen, R.W. (2011, November 14). Developing Program Learning Outcomes. Montana State University.
- Stony Brook University.Bloom's Taxonomy. Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
- Stony Brook University. Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel. Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
- Stony Brook University. (2022). Learning Objectives Resource Guide. Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
- Swarthmore College. Articulating Learning Goals. Assessment Resources.
- University of California. Objectives: The A.B.C.D. Method.
- University of Hawaii at Manoa. Develop Program Student Learning Outcomes. Assessment and Curriculum Support Center.
- James Madison University. Program Creation & Mapping - Articulating Program Theory. Student Affairs Assessment Support Services.
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2018, March). Mapping learning: A toolkit of resources. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
- University at Buffalo. Curriculum Mapping. Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Teaching Transformation.
- University of Hawaii at Manoa. Curriculum Mapping / Curriculum Matrix. Assessment and Curriculum Support Center.
- University of Northern Colorado. Quick Guide to Program Curriculum Mapping. Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning.
- Western Kentucky University. Assurance of Student Learning Guide to Program Curriculum Mapping.
- California Polytechnic State University. Assessment Approaches. Academic Programs and Planning.
- California Polytechnic State University. Assessment Methods. Academic Programs and Planning.
- Drexel University. Examples of Direct and Indirect Measures of Learning at Course, Program and Institutional Levels.
- James Madison University. Instrument Selection & Design. Student Affairs Assessment Support Services.
- University of Central Arkansas. Measurement Tools: Strategies for Direct and Indirect Assessment of Student Learning
- Northern Illinois University. Rubrics for Assessment. Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning.
- Suskie, Linda. (2008, September 12). Understanding and Using Assessment Results. Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
- University of California Davis. Establish Standards and Targets. Academic Assessment Team.
- University of Kansas. Benchmarks for Teaching Effectiveness.
- California Polytechnic State University. Analysis of Assessment Results. Academic Programs and Planning.
- James Madison University.Reporting & Use of Assessment Results. Student Affairs Assessment Support Services.
- Northern Arizona University. Interpreting Assessment Results. Office of Curriculum and Assessment.
- Washington State University. Assessment Data Analysis. Office of Assessment for Curricular Effectiveness.
- Bebee, Chad. (2023). Using Assessment Results. University of Northern Colorado Office of Assessment.
- California State University Fullerton. Closing the Loop: Types and Examples of Changes. Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning.
- Gibson, Kandeice. (2022, February 18). Beyond Assessment: How to "Close the Loop." Broward College Institutional Effectiveness.
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2012, July). Using Assessment Results: Promising Practices of Institutions That Do It Well.Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
- University of South Carolina. Closing the Assessment Loop. Institutional Research, Assessment and Analytics.
- Stony brook University. (2023). Academic Program Assessment Procedure. SBU Assessment Council.
- Stony Brook University. (2022). Program Assessment Quick Reference Guide. Office of Educational Effectiveness.
- Stony Brook University. (2022). Program Assessment Report Template. Office of Educational Effectiveness.
- Stony Brook University. (2022). SBU Curriculum Map Template. Office of Educational Effectiveness.
- Stony Brook University. (2022). SBU Assessment Roles, Committees & Councils. Office of Educational Effectiveness.
- Grant, Kevin. (2016, September). The development of a student affairs assessment structure.Assessment in Practice. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
- NASPA Assessment, Evaluation & Research (AER) Knowledge Community
- Schuh, J. H. (2013). Developing of culture of assessment in student affairs. New Directions for Student Services, 2013(142), 89-98.
- West Chester University. Types of Student Affairs Assessment.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison. Student Affairs Assessment.