Select Resources on Assessment

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.