Resources

• “Assessment Notes”   by Eric Soulsby (143 page  )
• “Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning”   by American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) (3 page  )
• “A Self-Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning”   by L. Dee Fink (36 page  )
• “Beyond Confusion: An Assessment Glossary”   by Andrea Leskes (3 page  )
• “Designing Student Assessment to Strengthen Institutional Performance in Doctoral and Research Institutions”   by Marvin Peterson et al (118 page  )
• “Why Aren't Grades Enough?” -- a collection of thoughts (4 page  )
• “Measuring Quality: Choosing Among Surveys and Other Assessments of College Quality”   by Victor M.H. Borden and Jody L. Zak Owens (44 page  )



Articles and Reports
• “From Teaching to Learning – A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education”   by Robert Barr and John Tagg (14 page  ) ( NetID login required for this article )
• “Doing Assessment As If Learning Matters Most”   by Thomas Angelo (4 page  )
• “Are colleges failing?  Higher Ed Needs New Lesson Plans”   by Derek Bok (2 page  )
• “Looking Where the Light is Better: A Review of the Literature on Assessing Higher Education Quality”   by Marc Chun (10 page  )
• “What Does College Teach?”   by Richard Hersh (5 page  )
• “How Can Assessment Work for Us?”   by Sherry Lee Linkon (5 page  )
• “Auditing Higher Education to Improve Quality”   by William Massy (4 page  )
• “Academic Audit Questions for Faculty Discussion”   by William Massy, et al (2 page  )
• “The Case for Authentic Assessment”   by Grant Wiggins (4 page  )
• “Toward Assessment Worthy of the Liberal Arts”   by Grant Wiggins (10 page  )
• “Measuring Higher Education: A Compendium of Assessment Instruments for Colleges and Universities”   by Public Impact (Lucy M. Steiner, Bryan C. Hassel, and Steven J. Tepper) prepared for the Teagle Foundation November 2004 (21 page  )
• “Accountability for Better Results: A National Imperative for Higher Education”   by National Commission on Accountability in Higher Education 10 March 2005 (42 page  )
• “Improving Student Learning in Higher Education Through Better Accountability and Assessment”   by NASULGC April 2006 (25 page  )
• “Elements of Accountability for Public Universities and Colleges”   by NASULGC 6 July 2006 Draft (13 page  )
• “A Culture of Evidence: Postsecondary Assessment and Learning Outcomes”   by ETS June 2006 (40 page  )
• “Spellings Commission_A Test of Leadership - Charting the Future of US Higher Education”   by Commission on the Future of Higher Education September 2006 (76 page  )
• “NASULGC and AASCU's Voluntary System of Accountability”   by David Shulenburger May 2007 (9 page  )
• “U-CAN: The NAICU Consumer Information Template”   by NAICU 25 June 2007 (4 page  )


News
• “Consensus Grows on Basic Skills That Colleges Should Teach, but Gauges of Those Abilities Are Poor, Report Says”   by Burton Bollag 7 November 2005 (1 page  )
• “Panel Explores Standard Tests for Colleges”   by Karen Arenson 9 February 2006 (2 page  )
• “Federal Panel Considers Giving Colleges a 'Gentle Shove' Toward Accountability Testing”   by Kelly Field 31 March 2006 (8 page  )
• “Amid Debate Over Spellings Commission Report, Testing Group Proposes National Accountability System”   by Kelly Field 20 July 2006 (2 page  )
• “Higher-Education Leaders Debate Debate a Testing Service's Proposal for Accountability Testing”   by Kelly Field 8 August 2006 (2 page  )
• “Federal Panel Approves Final Draft Report on Higher Education, With One Member Dissenting”   by Kelly Field 11 August 2006 (3 page  )
• “Assessing Learning Outcomes”   by Elia Powers 21 September 2006 (1 page  )
• “Making an Art Form of Assessment”   by Burton Bollag 27 October 2006 (5 page  )
• “A Warning on Measuring Learning Outcomes”   by Trudy W. Banta 26 January 2007 (3 page  )
• “Campus Accountability Proposals Evolve”   by Doug Lederman 26 June 2007 (4 page  )