Core Principles of Effective Assessment
This article describes the principles of effective assessment and provides a lengthy checklist for quality in student assessment in higher education.
Inventory of Higher Education Assessment Instruments
This is a comprehensive list of assessment instruments that are commonly used in higher education, including the web address of the relevant testing database as well as the publisher’s contact information and a brief abstract. The assessment instruments are divided into four categories: Institutional Effectiveness, Basic Skills, Affective Development, and Major Field Exams.
Assessment of Information Literacy: Lessons from the Higher Education Assessment Movement
This paper focuses on the assessment of information literacy in libraries but also contains valuable information about assessment principles in general.
Higher Education Resource Hub
This article provides a list of links to web resources related to assessment, including various college & university assessment web sites. It also contains a list of electronic discussion lists on assessment.
Teagle Foundation – A Compendium of Assessment Instruments for Colleges and Universities
This is another comprehensive outline of various types of assessment instruments for various purposes. Easy to read and a good source for ideas on how we might assess our new core curriculum.
E-portfolio Assessment in Higher Education
This article outlines the process and benefits of having students develop an e-portfolio as a method of assessment. Findings of this study suggest that design and development of e-portfolios provide an appropriate platform for integrative learning where students can visualize the links between the different concepts learned throughout their course of study and beyond.
III: Measuring Active Learning and Comprehensive Thinking
This paper describes Pace Universities assessment plan including how they use the NSSSE and CLA.
Introduction to Assessment
This paper outlines 10 principles of good assessment and then provides the advantages and disadvantages of various instruments used for assessment.
Collegiate Learning Assessment
This article provides an outline of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) instrument for assessing student learning development. The CLA measures are uniquely designed to test for reasoning and communications skills that most agree should be an outcome of a college education.
UMUC General Education Skills Assessment
This article provides links to various resources on critical thinking including an annotated bibliography on a variety of critical thinking topics.
Outcomes Assessment Resources on the Web
A very comprehensive list of online resources related to assessment including university assessment pages and a variety of assessment papers and reports.
An Annotated List of Critical Thinking Tests
This is a list and description of critical thinking tests that are currently available, including general-content, multi-aspect critical thinking tests, general-content, aspect-specific critical thinking tests, and subject-specific, multi-aspect critical thinking tests.