Assessment Resources

Saginaw Valley State University Office of Institutional Research

Saginaw Valley State University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

https://www.aacu.org/initiatives/value. VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) is a campus-based assessment initiative sponsored by AAC&U as part of its LEAP initiative.

http://www.aacu.org.  AAC&U develops and advances assessment practices that deepen, integrate, and demonstrate student learning, through advocacy of learning-centered assessment policies, support for campus work to develop meaningful assessment approaches, and experimentation with common e-portfolio frameworks.

http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org.  Established in 2008, the mission of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) is to discover and disseminate ways that academic programs and institutions can productively use assessment data internally to inform and strengthen undergraduate education, and externally to communicate with policy makers, families and other stakeholders.

http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/CollegesandAssociations.html College and University Associations--Assessment Resources from NILOA

http://www.assessmentcommons.org. The list currently has about 1,600 links, including over 500 college and university assessment sites.

http://c2l.mcnrc.org (Link inactive) Catalyst for Learning: ePortfolio Resources and Learning.

Banta, T.W., & Palomba, C.A. (2014). Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. Jossey-Bass.

Kuh, G., Ikenberry, S.O., Jankowski, N., Cain, T.R., Ewell, J., Hutchings, P., and Kinzie, J. (2015). Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education. Jossey-Bass. 

Suskie, L. (2014). Five Dimensions of Quality: A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability. Jossey-Bass. 

Upcraft, M.L. & Schuh, J.H. (1996). Assessment in Student Affairs: A Guide for Practitioners. Jossey-Bass. 

Walvoord, B.E. (2014). Assessing and Improving Student Writing in College: A Guide for Institutions, General Education, Departments, and Classrooms. Jossey-Bass.