The purpose of assessment is to improve, inform, and support your program and/or institution.
Assessment of student learning is an essential component of General Education, program goals, and university effectiveness, and it is fundamental to fulfilling the mission of the university. Assessment also plays a key role in accreditation of programs and Middle States accreditation for the university as a whole. This page provides a few general resources for assessing student learning at all levels and in a variety of ways.
General Assessment Resources and Groups
- 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning – Originally published by the American Association for Higher Education
- American Public University System – Information on curriculum mapping, rubrics, an assessment glossary, and lots of other useful tools and information.
- Assessing Teaching and Learning – A wealth of information on assessing teaching, programs, departments, and learning from Carnegie Mellon University
- Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) – Extensive resources on general education, curriculum, faculty work, and more.
- Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education – Plans, policies, structures, tools, and reporting devices all in one place in their Resource Room.
- Bloom’s Taxonomy – Courtesy of Vanderbilt University
- Columbia College Chicago – A great resource on rubrics, journals, assessments of writing, and more.
- Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment – A huge selection of archives, articles, discussion groups, and information on assessing specific skills/content and accrediting bodies. Maintained by North Carolina State University
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) – Reports, occasional papers, and great examples of good assessment practice.
- West Chester University – Information on assessing outside the classroom, using rubrics, and other online resources.
Assessment Tools/Measures
- Classroom Assessment Techniques - By the Institute of Education Sciences
- Emerging Evidence on Using Rubrics - By the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
- VALUE Rubrics – By the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Program-Level Assessment
- Program and Department Assessment Guidebook – Developed by the UAC’s Program-Level Workgroup
- Assessment Practices at the Program Level – By the NILOA
- Assessing Your Program-Level Assessment Plan – Susan Hatfield, Winona State University
- Best Practices for Program-Level SLO Assessment – By Emory University
- Georgetown University – Guide to program-level assessment
- Levels of Assessment: From the Student to the Institution – By the AAC&U
- Portland State University – Getting started with program-level assessment
- Program-Level Assessment Guide – From Cornell University’s Center for Teaching Innovation
Course-Level Assessment
- Classroom Assessment Techniques – Presented by Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching
- Course-Based Review and Assessment – From UMASS Amherst
- Course-Level Assessment for SLOs – California State University Long Beach
- Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence – Course design, planning, evaluation, and more.
- Template: Course Level Assessment – From CUNY Hunter
Contact Us
Contact Information
- Campus Address
- Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall 154
- Title of Department Leader
- Director of Assessment, Accreditation and Academic Planning
- Name
- William Bajor
- E:
- wbajor@esu.edu
- Phone:
- (570) 422-3588
