resources for assessment and accreditation

Peer institutions, professional organizations, software and survey companies, and colleagues produce many resources for our work in higher education assessment and accreditation. The following resources (organized by type) can serve as a toolkit for assessment and accreditation professionals.

 

Accreditation

• Council for Higher Education Accreditation

• SACSCOC

 

General Education

• AGLS Guide to Program Review

• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment: Assessment in Practice

• Texas Education Agency (TEA) Graduation Requirements

• Texas Education Agency (TEA) Curriculum Standards/TEKS

• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Texas Core Curriculum

• UW-Milwaukee: Assessment of General Education

 

Academic Assessment

• ACPA Assessment in Practice: A Companion Guide to the ASK Standards

• ACPA Assessment Skills & Knowledge (ASK) Standards

• Galveston College Assessment Manual

• NILOA Curriculum Mapping Toolkit

• UTSA Academic Assessment Handbook

• Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching: Assessing Student Learning

 

Administrative Assessment

• Galveston College Assessment Manual

• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment: Assessment in Practice

• UT Arlington Resources for Administrative & Academic Assessment

• UTSA Administrative Assessment Handbook

 

Software

• Master the Software Acquisition Process Steps: Your Guided Tour

• Anthology (Campus Labs): Official Anthology Vendor Website

• SHSU anthology Planning User Guide

• eLumen: Official eLumenVendor Website

• Los Positas College eLumen Information and Instructions

• HelioCampus: Official HelioCampus Vendor Website

• Helio Assessment Knowledge Library (How-Tos and FAQs)

• Nuventive: Official Nuventive Vendor Website

• Nuventive User Guides at West Chest University

• SPOL: Official SPOL Vendor Website

• SPOL Planning Module Overview             

• Watermark (LiveText, TK20): Official Watermark Vendor Website

• TK20 Overview and How-To Guides

• LiveText: Purposeful Assessment Planning (Guide to LiveText set-up)

• Weave: Official Weave Vendor Website

• The University of West Alabama WEAVE User’s Manual

 

Survey Resources

• Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE)

• Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

• ETS

• Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)

• Hope Center Student Basic Needs Survey

• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

• PACE Climate Survey for Community Colleges

• Ruffalo Noel Levitz

• Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE)

• Trellis Student Financial Wellness Survey

 

Collaboration

• ACPA: Assessment in Practice: A Companion Guide to the ASK Standards

• Faculty Engagement in Program-Level Outcomes

• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment: Stakeholder Roles

 

Data Visualization

• DataUSA

• Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research Strategic Data Project

• Seeing Data: Using Visualization to reveal Insights & Make Decisions

 

Recommended Reading

• Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution

• Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide

• Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education

• Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education

• Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

• Assessment Methods for Student Affairs

• Assessment Reconsidered: Institutional Effectiveness for Student Success

• Degrees That Matter

• Delivering on the Promise of High-Impact Practices

• Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula: A Practical Guide

• Effective Data Visualization: The Right Chart for the Right Data

• Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education

• Five Dimensions of Quality: A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability

• Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education

• Introduction to Rubrics: An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning

• Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty

• Meaningful and Manageable Program Assessment 

• Planning and Assessment in Higher Education

• Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practices

• Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education

• You Are a Data Person