Resources for Assessment

• What is assessment?
• Educational assessment definitions

Penn State Resources for Assessment

• Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment
  The Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment facilitates the University's planning, improvement and assessment initiatives.
• Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
  The Schreyer Institute provides assistance for instructional and testing assessment.
• e-portfolios at Penn State
  Here's a great example of how the College of Education's College Student Affairs graduate program is using ePortfolio as a learning assessment tool.
• EDGE
  Assessment related research and publications from Penn State's Division of Student Affairs.

External Resources for Assessment

Voluntary System of Accountability
VSA is a voluntary initiative for 4-year public colleges and universities. Developed through a partnership between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), it is devoted to voluntary accountability.

CIC Universities

The CIC is a consortium of twelve research universities, including the eleven members of the Big Ten Conference and the University of Chicago.

• Indiana University
  • Indiana University Bloomington
    Campus Instructional Consulting
  • Indiana University East
    Division of Education Assessment Model
  • Indiana University Kokomo
    Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
  • Indiana University Northwest
    IU Northwest General Education Assessment Committee
  • Indiana University-Purdue University - Fort Wayne (IPFW)
    Assessment at IPFW
  • Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis (IUPUI)
    Program Review and Assessment Committee
  • Indiana University South Bend
    IU Sourh Bend Assessment Committee
  • Indiana University Southeast
    Assessment of Student Learning
• Michigan State University
  Re-accreditation Self Studies at MSU, includes information on why assessment is needed, a thorough overview of assessment guidelines for implementation across departments, and a 2005 progress report on the assessment efforts across the University.
• Ohio State University
  General overview of the Assessment Office within the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences (ASC) at OSU; specific guidelines and reports are available only to OSU students, faculty and staff
• Purdue University
  Assessment Research Center (ARC) at Purdue University
• University of Illinois
  Center for Teaching Excellence, Measurement and Evaluation Unit Outcomes Assessment Plans
• University of Iowa
  Outcomes Assessment
  • University of Iowa Criteria for Institutional Enhancements and Reductions
    Outlines primary and secondary criteria for academic assessment at IU
  • Department of Chemistry
• University of Michigan
  Assessment program at the University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
  Foundation statements for Minnesota’s assessment program
• University of Wisconsin
  Comprehensive overview of UW assessment program, including the full 2003 academic assessment plan from the Office of the Provost, also includes specific assessment plans and annual assessment reports for each school and college

Other Universities

• Arizona State University
  Office of University Evaluation
• North Carolina State University
  Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
• University of Delaware
  Office of Educational Assessment
• University of Minnesota Morris
  Assessment of Student Learning
  • Unit Assessment Plans
• University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  Office of Undergraduate Studies Assessment for the University
• University of Texas System
  Student Learning Assessment