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Assessment and Grading
Why do assessment? | Assessment Tools and Methods | Discipline or Topic-based Assessment
Creating Assessments, Evaluation Tools
Relevant Books
- Anderson, Lorin W., et. al,
A Taxonomy for Learning,
Teaching, and Assessing: A
Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy
of Educational Objectives
Allyn & Bacon, 2000 - Haladyna, Thomas M.,
Developing and Validating
Multiple-choice Test Items,
Routledge, 2004 - O'Brien, Judith Grunert, et. al,
The Course Syllabus: A
Learning-Centered Approach,
Jossey-Bass, 2008
Available at the CIIA (CH310) - Walvoord, Barbara E.,
Effective Grading: A Tool for
Learning and Assessment in
College, Jossey-Bass, 2009
Available at the CIIA (CH310)
Why do assessment?
- A Culture of Evidence III: An Evidence-Centered Approach to Accountability for Student Learning Outcomes,
a report in which the Educational Testing Service, aided by an advisory panel of assessment experts, outlines how institutions of higher education can create comprehensive systems for measuring student learning outcomes. - Appraising Teaching Effectiveness: Beyond Student Ratings, Donald P. Hoyt and William H. Pallet, Idea Paper 36, The Idea Center
- What Outcomes Assessment Misses, an article by Steve Ehrman of the TLT Group arguing for a more comprehensive approach to assessing learning.
- Using Assessment to Improve Instruction,
Online Video Modules, CIIA
Assessment Tools and Methods
- Tools and Techniques for Course Improvement, created by Richard Fry, WWU
- Authentic Assessment Toolbox, created by Jon Mueller, North Central College, Illinois
- Assessing Your Program-Level Assessment Plan, Susan Hatfield, Idea Paper 45, The Idea Center
- Classroom Assessment Techniques, from the PennState Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. Includes strategies such as the minute paper and the misconception/preconception check outlined from Angelo & Cross' Classroom Assessment Techniques.
- See also: Assessing Learning, Online Video Modules
- See also: Assessing Learning, Online Video Modules
- Evaluation Cookbook, from the Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative
- Assessment Methods, from the assessment resources page at the University of Albany, assessment methods, including capstone courses; course embedded; performance-based; student portfolios; tests
- Improving College Grading, Gerald S. Hanna and William E. Cashin, Idea Paper 19, The Idea Center.
- Improving Essay Tests, William E. Cashin, Idea Paper 17, The Idea Center
- Improving Mutliple-Choice Tests, Victoria L. Clegg and William E. Cashin, Idea Paper 16, The Idea Center
- Matching Instructional Objectives, Subject Matter, Tests, and Score Interpretations, Gerald S. Hanna and William E. Cashin, Idea Paper 18, The Idea Center
Discipline or Topic-based Assessment
- Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG), from the National Institute for Science Education
- Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning, from the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education
- Assessment and Evaluation in Problem-based Learning, from the Georgia Institute of Technology
- Assessment Strategies for Enquiry and Problem-based Learning, from Ranald Macdonald, Sheffield Hallam University
- Examples of Assessment in the Academic Disciplines, alphabetized by discipline, from Assessment Resources at the University of Albany
Creating Assessments, Evaluation Tools
- Assessment Rubrics, from the University of Delaware Office of Educational Assessment
- Assess Students - Exam: From the University of Texas at Austin’s Instructional Assessment Resources
- An Overview of Electronic Portfolios, from the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) series
- VassarStats, from Vassar College, an online tool for doing basic statistical calculations for assessment. It enables one to enter the data directly or to import it from various sources, such as Excel spreadsheets.
See also:
- CIIA's Assessment and Outcomes section
- WWU's Dialogue, Assessment Update: Sharing Our Successes
