Assessment Instruments

Development of Assessment Tools (Stanford University Website)

Rubrics

Examples from the Winona State Webpage

Rubric Library from Fresno State

Research & Scholarly Articles

• Darling-Hammond, L., Newton, X., Wei, R. C. (2010). Evaluating teacher education outcomes: a study of the Stanford Teacher Education Programme
• Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 36 (4), 369-388. ( HTML)
• A Culture of Evidence: Critical Features of Assessments for Postsecondary Student Learning (ETS) ( PDF)
• Do grades make the grade for program assessment? ( ABET) ( PDF)
• Shavelson, R. J. (2008). The collegiate learning assessment. Forum for the Future of Higher Education/Ford Policy Forum, 2008, 18-24. (PDF)
• Shavelson, R. J. (2008). Reflections on quantitative reasoning: An Assessment Perspective. In B. L. Madison & L. A. Steen. (Eds). Calculation vs. context: Quantitative literacy and its implications for teacher education, pp 27-47. Mathematical Association of America. (PDF)
• Klein, S., Benjamin, R., Shavelson, R. J., & Bolus, R. (2007). The collegiate learning assessment: Facts and fantasies. Evaluation Review, 31, 415-440. (PDF)
• Shavelson, R. J. (2007). Assessing student learning responsibly. Change, 39, 26-33. (PDF)
• Benjamin, R., Chun, M., & Shavelson, R. (2006). Holistic tests in a sub-score world: The diagnostic logic of collegiate learning assessment (CLA). (PDF)
• Shavelson, R. J. (2007). A brief history of student learning assessment. The Academy in Transition. (PDF)
• Klein, S., Roger, B., Shavelson, R., & Bolus, R. (in press). The collegiate learning assessment: Facts and fantasies. Evaluation Review. (PDF)
• Shavelson, R. J. (2007). A brief history of student learning assessment: How we got where we are and a proposal for where to go next. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities. (PDF)
• Shavelson, R.J., & Huang, L. (2003). Responding responsibly to the frenzy to assess learning in higher education. Change, 35(1), 10-19. (PDF)

Faculty Professional Development

• Examinee Motivation - Dr. Donna Sundre
• Validity in Higher Education Assessment - Dr. Keston Fulcher
• Data Collection Designs in Assessment - Dr. Dena Pastor
• 2009 Presidential Address to the Virginia Assessment Group - Dr. Robin Anderson
• Assessment Quickies-iTunes Podcasts (California State University-Long Beach)
• Beyond Confusion: An Assessment Glossary, from Association of American Colleges & Universities Peer Review

Blogs

• Assessment Matters, from the University of Nevada-Reno Office of University Assessment.
• Assess This! (University of Houston-Downtown)
• Assessing Student Learning @ Fresno State
• Authentic Assessment (Waypoint Outcomes/Subjective Metrics)
• Program Assessment of Student Learning (Gloria Rogers at ABET)
• Linda Suskie's Assessment Blog and Webpage