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Below are select resources organized by topic to assist programs with the development and implementation of sustainable assessment practices.

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.
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.
Swarthmore College. Articulating Learning Goals. Assessment Resources.
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.
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.
Western Kentucky University. Assurance of Student Learning Guide to Program Curriculum Mapping.

California Polytechnic State University. Assessment Approaches. 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.

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.

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.

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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Student Affairs Assessment.

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Assessment Process

Articulating Goals and Objectives

Curriculum Mapping

Selecting Assessment Methods and Metrics

Benchmarks and Timelines

Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting

Closing the Loop

Student Affairs Assessment