Resources

• Learning Outcomes Assessment Institute, presented by Marilee J. Bresciani, Ph.D., December 6 and 13, 2010 (PDFs):
  
  • Enhancing Outcomes-Based Assessment for Student Affairs, presentation slides
  • Typical Components of an Assessment Plan and Report
  • Outcome Delivery Mapping Worksheet (or download the Excel file)
• Assessment Coalition (PDF): Presentation given by Dr. Penny Rue at the first meeting of the Student Affairs Assessment Coalition, May 2008
• Student Affairs Learning Domains (PDF)
• Understanding Today's College Men and Women: Findings from a National Study on Gender and the Student Experience (PDF), presentation by Prof. Linda J. Sax, UCLA
• Student Research & Information: Includes links to student data sets, including annual freshman and senior surveys and the University of California Undergraduate Experiences Survey (UCUES)

• NASPA Knowledge Community/ Assessment, Evaluation and Research: Find links to Student Affairs research or assessment sites for benchmarking opportunities.
• College Student Educators International (ACPA) Commission for Assessment and Evaluation: Use the links across the top of the page to access various assessment resources.

• ASK (Assessment Skills and Knowledge) Standards Booklet: Available as a free download for ACPA members
• Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide, Linda Suskie, Trudy W. Banta (Jossey-Bass, 2009)
• Assessment Essentials, Catherine A. Palomba, Trudy W. Banta and Associates (Jossey-Bass, 2014)
• Assessment Practice in Student Affairs: An Applications Manual, John H. Schuh, M. Lee Upcraft (Jossey-Bass, 2000)
• Building A Culture of Evidence in Student Affairs: A Guide for Leaders and Practitioners, Marguerite Mcgann Culp and Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, Editors (NASPA, 2012
• Demonstrating Student Success, Marilee J. Bresciani, Megan Moore Gardner, Jessica Hickmott (Stylus, 2010)
• Learning is Not a Sprint: Assessing and Documenting Student Leader Learning in Co-curricular Involvement, Kathy M. Collins and Darby M. Roberts, Editors (NASPA, 2012) 
• Learning Reconsidered, ed. Richard P. Keeling (ACPA/NASPA, 2004): Use this link to download a full copy of this volume.
• Learning Reconsidered 2: Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience, (ACPA/NASPA, et al., 2006): This follow-up text provides tools and materials for putting the first volume's recommendations into practice.
• Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Benjamin S. Bloom (1956)

• American Association of Higher Education (AAHEA) Bulletin Article Index: Link to a few articles on assessment practices.
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS): Assessment Resources
• Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education (U.S. Dept. of Education, et al., 1984)
• NASPA's Net Results: If you're a NASPA member, check out the assessment story provided in this weekly e-zine.
• The Student Learning Imperative: Implications for Student Affairs (American College Personnel Assn., 1994, 2008)

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) VALUE Rubrics (PDF files).

Reprinted with permission from Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement: Tips and tools for Using Rubrics, edited by Terrel L. Rhodes. Copyright 2010 by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

• Intellectual and Practical Skills
  • Inquiry and analysis
  • Critical thinking
  • Creative thinking
  • Written communication
  • Oral communication
  • Reading
  • Quantitative literacy
  • Information literacy
  • Teamwork
  • Problem solving
• Personal and Social Responsibility
  • Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
  • Intercultural knowledge and competence
  • Ethical reasoning
  • Foundations and skills for lifelong learning
  • Global learning
• Integrative and Applied Learning
  • Integrative and applied learning

• 50 Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT) (PDF) by Angelo and Cross (1993) provided by University of Notre Dame Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning