Workshops, Materials, & Links

University Workshops

Assessment Workshops

Regional Accreditation

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Revised Accredition Standards (Ratified 01/11/2010)
  - Standard Four - Assessment & Improvement (Pages 17 & 18)
- Revised Standards in Brief
- Transition Matrix (Revised Accreditation Cycle)
  - Year One Report (2011)
  - Year Three Report (2013 & site visit)
  - Year Five Report (2014)
  - Year Seven Report (2016 site visit)
- 2007 Self-Study
- 2008 Letter to President Glick
- 2009 Letter to President Glick

Program Accreditation

Programmatic Accreditation List of Organizations

National University Associations

College and University Associations (NILOA links)
- Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASC&U)
  - AACS&U Accountability Publications
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
  - Assessment Resources
  - Assessment of Undergraduate Education
  - Trends in UG Education, Survey Report (April 2009)
- 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)

Classroom Survey of Student Engagement (CLASSE)

Demo Files

Assessment Related Resources

Using Assessment for Academic Program Improvement
- Assessment in Specific Academic Disciplines (FAU)
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
- Assessment Handbooks & Manuals (NC State Site)

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)
Why are You Doing Assessment (Important Questions in Assessment)
Understanding Assessment Practices (Best Practices)
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)

Properties of Portfolios (So Illinois)
- Electronic Portfolio Strategy (Barret & Wilkerson, 2004)
- Electronic Portfolio Development (CITE Article)
- Electronic Portfolio v Online Assessment (SITE Paper)
Rubrics
- Higher Education (Samples Rubrics)
- Winona State (Sample Rubrics)
- Fresno (Rubric Library)
- ABET Scoring Rubric (U of Delaware, Civil & Environment Engineering)
Sustaining an Assessment Culture (Avoiding Pitfalls)
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
- North Carolina State University
Ohio University Assessment
- Learning Objectives (Gen Ed, by progra, North Central AQIP)
Publishing and Presenting Opportunities
- Journals/Conferences for Assessment & Discipline Specific Pedagogy

Northern Nevada Higher Education Assessment Conferences