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ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
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This is a collection of links to other sites related to student assessment. If there are others you'd like to see listed, please email details.
Assessment at IPFW - Lots of useful resources from Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne. ASSESSMENT MATTERS! Toward Authentic Assessment The links this site lists reflect educators' efforts to assess deeper levels of understanding, higher levels of thinking, and student performance on more life-like tasks. Most authentic assessment, as indicated by the links, moves from measuring fact memory to measuring indicators of understanding and thinking skills. Assessment Software Guide to Educational Assessment Software on the Web. A collection of links to various forms of software and other sites such as organizations and publishers.
Assessment Training Institute helps K-12 educators improve student achievement by integrating student-involved classroom assessment with day-to-day instruction Buros Institute Test Reviews Online Although there are free reviews of these tests the use of the tests is not free. Classroom Assessment Techniques Classroom Assessment is a simple method faculty can use to collect feedback, early and often, on how well their students are learning what they are being taught. Columbia Basin College Outcomes Assessment Committee This site began as an assessment project but now includes other links of interest to educators, as well as some bibliographic material. Emporia State University Assessment and Educational Measurement site with 2 links specifically to assessment topics. ERICAE.net is a clearinghouse for assessment, evaluation, and research information, with an extensive online library. Field Tested Learning Assessment Guide The FLAG offers broadly applicable, self-contained modular classroom assessment techniques (CATs) and discipline-specific tools for STEM instructors interested in new approaches to evaluating student learning, attitudes and performance. Each has been developed, tested and refined in real colleges and universities classrooms. The General Education Assessment Review supporting documents page contains downloadable documentation relevant to the assessment of student learning outcomes, particularly in reference to the State University of New York's (SUNY) general education program. Greg Kearsley's Theory Into Practice (TIP) site contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. INSEAD's Centre for Advanced Learning Technologies A vast collection of links related to many aspects of learning. Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment James Cook University Teaching Development A collection of resources available on the Web for assessing student development. Some of the links do not currently connect James Madison University's Center for Assessment and Research Studies seeks to become a nationally recognized standard of excellence for assessment programs in higher education. Juchnowski, M. & Atkins, P. (1999). Online Assessment: Let’s Do It. Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Keele University Resources on Assessment Guides, papers and case studies on computer based assessment, assessment of individuals in teams and issues in assessment for students with disabilities. Not all of the links have been checked Learner Outcomes: Some Web Resources and How to Find Out More An annotated list of assessment resources, from Cabrillo College. It includes examples of assessment tools and approaches by discipline.
Maricopa Center for Learning & Instruction ae is assessment and evaluation This site has been designed to help faculty and administrators access useful resources about assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning. Mueller, John Authentic Assessment Toolbox This site is a how-to resource for creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning. Inside, you will find absolutely first class information on: what is it? why do it? how do you do it? standards, tasks, rubrics, portfolios, examples and workshops The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) page has information about publications and services for assessment and other higher-education areas. The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina has a wide variety of excellent assessment resources. NCREL assessment page with links to other sites and papers. N.C. State University (2003). Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment Many of the pages on this list have links to other resources and to each other and are extremely useful. North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL). Assessment. This site has several useful links and is worth the time to read and follow up. Resource Websites Strategic Analysis and Performance Assessment (Franklin Pierce College Resource Websites) Sligo Institute of Technology's site detailing Resources on Third-Level Assessment compiled by Perry Share and Majella Mulkeen. Southern Illinois University Undergraduate Assessment & Program Review Undergraduate Research Academy Assessment is the monitoring of student learning; it is not the evaluation of professors' teaching. A useful site with many internal links. Staffordshire University's excellent Computers in Teaching and Learning (CITAL) site. Stanford University's Center for Innovations in Learning. The STAR Center in Texas list of online assessment resources. SWAP Social Policy and Social Work (2000). Assessment This link takes you to the Introductory page of Assessment as developed by SWAP. There are links to other pages that you can then follow Teaching and Educational Development Institute TEDI provides support services and staff development to enhance teaching, learning and other aspects of educational development at The University of Queensland. Has some useful articles (pdf) which make worthwhile reading. The TLT Group's compilation of online assessment resources. The University of Maryland University College Institute for Research and Assessment in Higher Education The UMUC-ARC Web resources on assessment of teaching and learning outcomes can help you answer questions about assessment. The University of Melbourne's Centre for the Study of Higher Education Assessing Learning in Australian Universities site, which lists ideas, strategies and resources for quality in student assessment. University of Oregon Effective Assessment (Teaching Effectiveness Program, University of Oregon) Well organised resources on classroom assessment techniques for small groups, writing multiple choice questions, creating successful group assignments and online assessment. Not all of the links have been checked. University of Western Australia Student Assessment references list (University of Western Australia) A list of current books and articles on the topic of student assessment in higher education. This list includes items on: assessment issues in higher education, strategies for assessing students, assessing students in both traditional classroom and online settings, and self- and peer-assessment. Washington Center's Evaluation Committee (n.d.). Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning. A collection of short articles. |
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