Assessment Resources

General

• Assessment FAQs
• Hilbert College's Principles of Good Assessment

Web Links

• Middle States Commission on Higher Education: Resources for assessing student learning
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
• Association of American Colleges and Universities’ VALUE program (Valid Assessment of learning in Undergraduate Education)
• ACATs: Standardized multiple-choice content exams for a wide range of academic disciplines.
• The Teagle Foundation: A list of resources for outcomes assessment
• Assessment Commons: Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
• "9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning" – American Association for Higher Education

Rubrics

• Sample rubrics from Winona State University organized by topic
• Examples of holistic versus analytical rubrics from Georgia State University
• Rubric Basics (from Penn State University’s Scheyer Institute for Excellence in Teaching) (pdf)
• "How to Develop a Rubric"– simple 4-step guide (from Penn State University’s Scheyer Institute for Excellence in Teaching)( pdf)
• VALUE Rubrics from the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Intended for program/institutional assessment of core values. (Not for classroom grading).
• RubiStar: Free online tool to help teachers of all levels create rubrics for a variety of learning activities.
• Hilbert College’s Rubric Repository (Requires log-in)

Institutional Research Resources

Associations/Organizations

• Association for Institutional Research
• North East Association for Institutional Research
• Institute of Education Sciences Centers (IES)
  
  • What Works Clearinghouse (IES)
  • National Center for Education Research (IES)
  • National Center for Education Statistics (IES)

Data Tools

• College Results Online
• DataFerrett (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Cornell Program on Applied Demographics
• NCES Data Lab
• IPEDS Data Center