Workshops, Materials, & Links
University Workshops
Assessment WorkshopsRegional Accreditation
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Revised Accreditation Standards (Ratified 01/11/2010)
- Standard Four - Effectiveness & Improvement (Pages 17 & 18)
- Revised Standards in Brief
- Transition Matrix
(Revised Accreditation Cycle)
- Guidelines for the Preparation of:
- Year One Report (2011)
- Year Three Report (2013 & site visit)
- Year Five Report (2014)
- Year Seven Report (2016 & site visit)
- Comprehensive Self-Evaluation Reports
- 2007 Self-Study
- 2008 Letter to President Glick
- 2009 Letter to President Glick
- Guidelines for the Preparation of:
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC of North Central)
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Program Accreditation
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (Lumnia Funds)
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment - NILOA
- Recent Articles (2009-11)
- Making Student Learning Evidence Transparent - Jankowski & Provezis, 11/2011
- Assessing Online Education: The Role of Technology in Improving Student Outcomes - Ewell, 10/2011
- Making Assessment Meaningful:What New Student Affairs Professionals Need to Know - Bresciani, 8/2011
- What Faculty Unions Say About Student Learning Outcome Assessment - Kuh, et. all, 5/2011
- From Gathering to Using Assessment Results: Lessons from the Wabash National Study - Blaich 01/2011
- Role of Student Affairs - SLOs - Schuh, 12/2010
- Regional Accreditation & Student Learning Outcomes: Mapping the Territory - Provezis, 10/2010
- Connecting State Policies on Assessment with Institutional Assessment Activities - Ikenberry, 9/2010
- What institutional Websites Reveal about Student Learning Assessment Activities - Jankowsik & Makelas, 6/2010
- Valuing Assessment: Cost-Benefit Considerations - Kuh, 05/2010
- Opening Doors to Faculty Involvement in Assessment - Ewell, 04/2010
- Three Promising Alternatives for Assessing College Students' Knowledge and Skills - Banta, et. al. 12/2009
- Assessment, Accountability and Improvement - Peter Ewell 11/2009
- Presentations (PPS)
- NILOA Transparency Study - Webscan Presentation -1/2011
- NILOA_2011_AAC&U, Ewell
- Program- & Course-Level Assessment, BYU
- National Prespective, Kuh 2010
- Recent Articles (2009-11)
- NILOA Studies
- NILOA Resources
- Complete Resource List
- Assessment Tools
- AAC&U Framework for Accountability
- Learning Assessment Communities
- Curriculumn Mapping
- Portfolios
- National Surveys
- NILOA College and University Association Links
- Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASC&U)
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- Student Affairs
Faculty Opportunities:
- To Present/Publish Scholarship on Assessing Student Learning in Higher Education
- Other Publication Sources for Research on Assessment and Higher Education (Kansas State)
- For Faculty Development (Teaching Tips Index)
Assessment Related Resources
- Using Assessment for Academic Program Improvement
- Engineering Assessment Handbook (U of Michigan CofE)
- Assessment Primer (Questions which assessment helps address - U. Conn)
- Soulsby's Assessment Notes (132 page .pdf)
- Assessment Workbook (Ball State U)
- Assessment Guidebook for Departments (Bridgewater State)
- Program-Based Review & Assessment (U Mass Amherst) &
- Course Based Assessment (U Mass Amherst)
- Developing Academic Program Assessment Plans (W Kentucky U)
- Psychology
- Learning Assessment Guide (for science, math, & engineering)
- Designing Viable Assessment Plans (Evaluating Assessment Strategies)
- Manual Developed for University of Wisconsin
- General Education & Core Courses (U of Ark @ L Rock)
- E-Portfolios
- Electronic Portfolio Development (Gibson & Barrett, 2003)
- Electronic Portfolio Strategy (Barret & Wilkerson, 2004)
- Alternative Assessment & Electronic Portfolios (web site)
- Rubrics
- Higher Education (Samples Rubrics)
- Winona State (Sample Rubrics)
- Fresno (Rubric Library)
- ABET Scoring Rubric (U of Delaware, Civil & Environment Engineering)
- Glossaries
- Glossary (James Mad, Searchable)
- Glossary (UNR)
- Leskes AAC&U Glossary (U Conn)
- Curriculum Mapping (U. Conn)
- North Carolina State Posts Multiple Links to Other Institutions' Assessment Pages
- Ohio University Assessment
- Learning Objectives (Gen Ed, by progra, North Central AQIP)
- Portland State
- Publishing and Presenting Opportunities
Northern Nevada Higher Education Assessment Conferences
- Revised Accreditation Standards (Ratified 01/11/2010)
