Resources
The Office of Academic Assessment and Accreditation has a good-sized “library” of resources on student learning outcomes assessment for degree programs through institution-wide institutional effectiveness. The books, journal articles, and journals are available for you to use. A list of additional assessment websites, listservs, and blogs is also provided for reference.
To “check-out” a book, journal article, or journal contact Gray Scott at grayscott@twu.edu or (940) 898-2327, and he will send the item(s) to you via campus mail. Or, you are welcome to make an appointment to browse the collection itself, which is housed in ACT 1010. Please take advantage of these available resources as you continue to improve student learning and program quality.
Books and Journal Articles
Click on a topic below to view a list of related books and journal articles.
- Achacosa, M.V., & Svinicki, M.D. (Winter 2004). New directions for teaching and learning alternative:Alternative strategies for evaluating student learning, (100), 1-122. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Angelo, T.A., & Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers(2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Association for Institutional Research (2005). Assessment of student learning in business schools, 1(2).Tallahassee, FL: Author.
- Association for Institutional Research (2005). Assessment of student learning in business schools, 2(2).Tallahassee, FL: Author.
- Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H. (2016). Learning assessment techniques: A handbook for college faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Fulcher, K. H. & Prendergast, C. O. (2021). Improving student learning at scale: A how-to guide for higher education. New York: Routledge.
- Haines, C. (2004). Assessing student’s written work: Marking essays and reports. New York: Routledge Falmer.
- Huba, M.E., & Freed, J.E. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Jankowski, N., A., Baker, G., R., Montenegro, E., Brown-Tess, K. (2021). Student-focused learning and assessment. New York: Peter Lang Verlag.
- Kuh, G. D., Ikenberry, S. O., Jankowski, N. A., Cain, T. R., Ewell, P. T., Hutchings, P. T., & Kinzie, J. (2015). Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Maki, P. (2004). Assessing for learning. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Allen, M.J. (2004). Assessing academic programs in higher education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.
- Massa, L. J., & Kasimatis, M. (2017). Meaningful and manageable program assessment: A how-to guide for higher education faculty. New York: Routledge.
- Senne, T. A., & Lund, J.L. (2012). Navigating the evaluation process for PETE & kinesiology: A roadmap for success. Reston, VA: National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
- Walvoord, B.E. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Worthen, B.R., & Sanders, J.R. (1987). Educational evaluation: Alternative approaches and practical guidelines. White Plains, NY: Longman.
- Allen, M.J. (2006). Assessing general education programs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Banta, T.W. (2007). Assessing student achievement in general education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Bresciani, M.J. (2007). Assessing student learning in general education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.
- Walvoord, B.E. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Nichols, J.O., & Nichols, K.W. (2000). The departmental guide and record book for student outcomes assessment and institutional effectiveness (3rd Ed.). Edison, NJ: Agathon Press.
- Walvoord, B.E. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education (2nd Ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Wergin, J.F., & Swingin, J.N. (2000). Departmental assessment: How some campuses are effectively evaluating the collective work of faculty. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
- Banta, T.W., Black, K.E., & Jones, E.A. (2009). Designing effective assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Berk, R.A. (2006). Thirteen strategies to measure college teaching. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Cumming, T., & Miller, M. D. (Eds.). (2017). Enhancing assessment in higher education: Putting psychometrics to work. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Banta, T.W. (2004). Hallmarks of effective outcomes assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Bresciani, M. J. (2019). Outcomes-based program review: closing achievement gaps in and outside the classroom with alignment to predictive analytics and performance metrics (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
- Carriveau, R.S. (2007). Connecting the Dots: Developing student learning outcomes & outcome based Assessments. Denton, TX: Fancy Fox Publications.
- Driscoll, A., & Wood, S. (2007). Developing outcome-based assessment for learner-centered education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing Company, LLC.
- Dugan, R.E., & Hernon, P. (2004). Outcomes assessment in higher education. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
- Gronlund, N.E. (1995). How to write and use instructional objectives (5th Ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Inc.
- Wolf, R.A. (2006). Outcomes-based academic and co-curricular program review. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- AVID. Postsecondary campus planning team participant materials (Workshop Resource).
- Bryan, C., & Clegg, K. (2006). Innovative Assessment in Higher Education. New York: Routledge.
- Dalrymple, M. (2009). Strategic planning in higher education. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Atkiengesellschaft & Co. & KG.
- Etwell, P.T., & Jones, D.P. (1996). Indicator of “good practice” in undergraduate education. Boulder, CO: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS).
- Henning, G. W., Baker, G. R., Jankowski, N. A., Lundquist, A. E., & Montenegro, E. (Eds.). (2022). Reframing assessment to center equity : Theories, models, and practices. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Hersh, R.H., & Merrow, J. (2005). Declining by degrees: Higher education at risk. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
- Hundley, S. P., & Keith, C. J. (Eds.). (2023). Trends in assessment: Ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education. New York: Routledge.
- Jacoby, B. (2009). Civic engagement in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Jankowski, N. A. & Marshall, D. W. (2017). Degrees that matter: Moving higher education to a learning systems paradigm. New York: Routledge.
- Keeling, R.P., Wall, A.F., Underhile, R., & Dungy, G.J. (2008). Assessment reconsidered: Institutional effectiveness for student success. www.icssia.org: ICSSIA.
- Maki, P.L., & Borkowski, N.A. (2006). The assessment of doctoral education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Nichols, J.O., & Nichols, K.W. (2000). The departmental guide and record book for student outcomes assessment and institutional effectiveness (3rd Ed.). Edison, NJ: Agathon Press.
- Smart, J.C. (2005). Higher education: Handbook of theory and research, volume xx. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
- Souza, J. M., & Rose, T. A. (Eds.). (2021). Exemplars of assessment in higher education: Diverse approaches to addressing accreditation standards. Taylor & Francis Group.
- Wehlberg, C.M. (2008). Promoting integrated and transformative assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Schuh, G.H. (2009). Assessment methods for student affairs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- CAEL/APQC Benchmarking study (1999). Best practice in adult learning. Chicago: Author.
- Keeling, R.P. (2006). Learning reconsidered 2: Implementing a campus-wide focus on the student experience. ACPA American College Personnel Association.
- Mentkowski, M. (2000). Learning that lasts. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Amader, J.A., Miles, L., & Peters, C.B. (2006). The practice of problem-based learning. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.
- AVID (2011). Postsecondary strategies for success. San Diego: AVID Press.
- Barkley, E.F., Cross, K.P., & Major, C.H. (2005). Collaborative learning techniques. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Blumberg, P. (2009). Developing learning-centered teaching: A practical guide for faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Bonwell, C.C, & Eison, J.A. (1991). Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom. Washington, DC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education.
- Millis, B.J., & Cottell, Jr., P.G. (1998). Cooperative learning for higher educational faculty. Westport, CT: The Oryx Press.
- Palloff, R.M., & Pratt, K. (2005). Collaborating online: Learning together in community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Richardson, W. (2009). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
- Schoenfield, A.H. (2011). How we think. New York: Routledge.
- Weimer, M. (2002). Learner-centered teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Banta, T.W. (2003). Portfolio assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Cambridge, B.L., volume editor (2001). Electronic portfolios. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
- Zubizarreta, J. (2009). The learning portfolio: Reflective practice for improving student learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Zubizarreta, J. (2004). The learning portfolio: Effective practice for improving student learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Bold, M., & Chenoworth, L. (2008). Reflections: Preparing for your practicum and internship. Clifton Park, NY: Thompson Delmar Learning.
- Diamond, R.M. (1998). Designing & assessing courses & curricula. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Fink, L.D. (2003). Creating significant learning experiences: An integrated approach to designing college courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Nilson, L.B. (2007). The graphic syllabus and outcomes map. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- O’Brien, J.G., Mills, B.J., & Cohen, M.W. (2008). The course syllabus: A learning-centered approach (2ndEd.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Walvoord, B.E, & Anderson, V.J. (1998). Effective grading: A tool for learning assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Berk, R.A. (2006). Thirteen strategies to measure college teaching. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- DeRosa, C., Dempsey, L., & Wilson, A. (2004). The 2003 OCLC environmental scan: Pattern recognition. Dublin, OH: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
- Kuh, G.D., Kinsey, J., Schuh, J.H., & Witt, E.J. (2005). Assessing conditions to enhance educational effectiveness: The inventory for student engagement and success. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Lovitts, B.E. (2007). Making the implicit explicit: Creating performance expectations for the dissertation. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability (2012). Assuring quality: An institutional tool for excellent practice in student learning outcomes assessment. Washington, DC: Author.
- Rhodes, T.L., & Finley, A. (2013). Using the VALUE rubrics for improvement of learning and authentic assessment. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities.
- Ritter, L.A., & Sue, M.V. (Fall 2007). Using online surveys in evaluation. New Directions for Evaluation, (115), 1-64.
- Stephens, D.D., &Levi, A.J. (2013). Introduction to rubrics (2nd Ed.). Serling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Stephens, D.D., & Levi, A.J. (2005). Introduction to rubrics. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Driscoll, A., & Cordero de Noriega, D. (2006). Taking ownership of accreditation. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Palomba, C.A., & Banta, T.W. (2001). Assessing student competence in accredited disciplines. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Suskie, L. (2014). Five dimensions of quality: A common sense guide to accreditation and accountability. Hoboken: Wiley.
- Banta,T.W. (2002). Building a scholarship of assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Banta, T.W. (2004). Hallmarks of effective outcomes assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Beyer, C.H.,Taylor, E., & Gillmore, G.M. (2013). Inside the undergraduate teaching experience. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
- Hutchings, P., Huber, M.T., & Ciccone, A. (2011). The scholarship of teaching and learning reconsidered. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Schoenfield, A.H. (2011). How we think. New York: Routledge.
- American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (ACCRAO). (2003). Foreign educational credentials required (5th Ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
- AVID (2011). Summer institute 2011 participant handbook. San Diego: AVID Press.
- Dickeson, R.C. (2010). Prioritizing academic programs and services. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Kouzes, J.M., & Posner, B.Z. (2003). Academic administrator’s guide to exemplary leadership. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Leskes, A., & Miller, R. (2006). Purposeful pathways. Washington, DC: AAC&U Association of American Colleges and Universities.
- Nichols, J.O., & Nichols, K.W. (2005). A road map for improvement of student learning and support services through assessment. Flemington, NJ: Agathon Press.
- Taag, J. (2003). The learning paradigm college. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Journal Subscriptions
- Assessment Update: Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education. Published bi-monthly by Wiley Periodicals.
- Diversity & Democracy: Civic Learning for Shared Futures. Published quarterly by AAC&U.
- Liberal Education. Published quarterly by AAC&U.
- New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability (2012). Assuring quality: An institutional tool for excellent practice in student learning outcomes assessment. Washington, DC: Author.
- Peer Review: Emerging Trends and Key Debates in Undergraduate Education. Published quarterly by AAC&U.
External Resources
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
A wealth of information on student learning outcomes assessment is available at this website including papers, reports, and a variety of assessment resources.
Assessment Institute Handouts
Each year, the Assessment Institute is one of the premiere conferences in higher education assessment across the nation. The link provides access to PDFs of sessions conducted at previous Assessment Institutes.
Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)
AALHE is a professional association for assessment practitioners at colleges, universities, and higher education support organizations. It provides resources and a forum to support assessment practitioners’ professional development and the open discussion of issues, strategies, policies, and processes associated with higher education’s use of assessment as a tool to improve student learning and institutional effectiveness in fostering student success.
American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
A wealth of information is available on this website as it relates to: liberal education, general education, curriculum, faculty work, student success, assessment, diversity, civic learning, women, global learning, science & health, and STEM. Information on the VALUE Rubrics can also be accessed through this website.
LEAP Texas
LEAP TEXAS is a newly formed organization. LEAP TEXAS is comprised of more than 60 Texas higher education institutions. “The mission of LEAP Texas is to provide a structure through which Texas public and private institutions of higher education can communicate, organize, and develop plans and policy recommendations that address their common interests of student success and the improvement of higher education in Texas.”One of its key focal points is: “Leveraging the newly redesigned Texas Core Curriculum for Higher Education for the overall improvement of undergraduate education.”
ASSESS – Assessment in Higher Education – UKY Listserv
The ASSESS listserv addresses all topics related to assessment in higher education. It is a great resource for academic and co-curricular assessment. You will first have to create a login account prior to subscribing.
ACCSHE – Accreditation in Southern Higher Education Listserv
The ACCSHE listserv also addresses topics related to assessment in higher education, with a focus on “Southern” higher education. Numerous aspects and questions related to SACS-COC accreditation are also common topics of discussion.
LEAP-TEXAS Learning Outcomes & Assessment Listserv
If interested in joining the LEAP Texas listserv, contact Dr. Loraine Phillips: lorainep@UTA.EDU
Linda Suskie Blog
Linda Suskie’s webpage, A Common Sense Approach to Assessment & Accreditation, includes an internationally accessed blog that focuses on assessment and accreditation, and ultimately, helping institutions provide the best education for each student that they serve. Peruse her webpage to find her blog, upcoming events, and how she may help you understand assessment.
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