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Assessment Related Links

General

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
Assocation for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AAHLE)
Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
IUPUI Assessment Institute
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Assessment Commons
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU)
ERIC's Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
FairTest (National Center for Fair and Open Testing)

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Books

General Assessment
- Advancing Assessment for Student Success, A. Driscoll, et al., Stylus Publishing.
- Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education, M. Allen, Wiley Publishing.
- Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, S. Galmon, et al., Stylus Publishing.
- Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education, 2nd Edition, T. Banta & C. Palomba, Wiley Publishing.
- Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, A. Astin, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing.
- Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide, L. Suskie, Wiley Publishing.
- Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education, W. Sedlacek, Wiley Publishing.
- Coming to Terms with Student Outcomes Assessment: Faculty and Administrators’ Journeys to Integrating Assessment in Their Work and Institutional Culture, P. Maki, Stylus Publishing.
- Designing Effective Assessment: Principles and Profiles of Good Practice, T. Banta, E. Jones, & K. Black, Wiley Publishing.
- Demystifying Outcomes Assessment for International Educators, D. Deardorf, Stylus Publishing.
- Developing Outcomes-Based Assessment for Learner-Centered Education: A Faculty Introduction, A. Driscoll & S. Wood, Stylus Publishing.
- Enhancing Assessment in Higher Education: Putting Psychometrics to Work, T. Cumming & M. Miller, Stylus Publishing.
- Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education: Diverse Approaches to Addressing Accreditation Standards, J. Souza & T. Rose, Stylus Publishing.
- Five Dimensions of Quality: A Common Sense Guide to Accreditation and Accountability, S. Ikenberry & L. Suskie, Wiley Publishing.
- Higher Education Accreditation: How It's Changing, Why It Must, P. Gaston, Stylus Publishing.
- Higher Education Assessments: Leadership Matters, G. Kramer & R. Swing, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing.
- Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Academic Practitioners, C. Bryan & K. Clegg, Routledge Publishing.
- Leading Assessment for Student Success: Ten Tenets That Change Culture and Practice in Student Affairs, R. Bingham, et al., Stylus Publishing.
- Meaningful and Manageable Program Assessment: A How-to Guide for Higher Education Faculty, L. Massa & L. Kasimatis, Stylus Publishing.
- Measuring Non Cognitive Variables: Improving Admissions, Success and Retention for Underrepresented Students, W. Sedlacek, Stylus Publishing.
- Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education, C. Seclosky & B. Denison, Routledge Publishing.
- Outcomes Based Program Review: Closing Achievement Gaps In- and Outside the Classroom With Alignment to Predictive Analytics and Performance Metrics, M. Bresciani, Stylus Publishing.
- Student-Focused Learning and Assessment: Involving Students in the Learning Process in Higher Education, N. Janikowski, et al., Peter Lang Publishing.
- Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education, S. Hundley & S. Kahn
- Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education, G. Kuh, et al., Wiley Publishing.
Evaluation
- The ABCs of Evaluation: Timeless Techniques for Program and Project Managers, 3rd Edition, J. Boultemis & P. Dutwin, Wiley Publishing.
- Conducting an Institutional Diversity Audit in Higher Education: A Practitioner's Guide to Systematic Diversity Transformation, E. Chun & D. Evans, Stylus Publishing.
- Evaluation Essentials: Methods For Conducting Sound Research, B. Daponte, Wiley Publishing.
- Practical Program Evaluation: Theory-Driven Evaluation and the Integrated Evaluation Perspective, H. Chen, Stylus Publishing.
- Program Evaluation in Practice: Core Concepts and Examples for Discussion and Analysis, 2nd Edition, D. Spaulding, Wiley Publishing.
- Purposeful Program Theory: Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models, S. Funnell & P. Rogers, Wiley Publishing.
- Utilization Focused Evaluation, M. Patton, Stylus Publishing.
Student Affairs Assessment
- Assessment Methods for Student Affairs, J. Schuh, Wiley Publishing.
- Assessment in Student Affairs, 2nd Edition, J. Schuh, et al., Wiley Publishing.
- Coordinating Student Affairs Divisional Assessment, E. Bentram, Stylus Publishing.
- Student Affairs Assessment: Theory to Practice, J. Biddix & D. Roberts, Stylus Publishing.
- Student Affairs by the Numbers: Quantitative Research and Statistics for Professionals, R. Siriam, Stylus Publishing.
Research Methdologies
- Indigenous Research Methodologies, B. Chilisa, Sage Publishing.
- Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, J. Creswell
Quality Improvement &Planning
- Handbook of Institutional Research, R. Howard, et al., Wiley Publishing.
- Integrating Planning, Assessment, and Improvement in Higher Education, B. Sherlock, NACUBO.
- Managing and Measuring Performance in Public and Nonprofit Organizations: An Integrated Approach, 2nd Edition, T. Poister, et al., Wiley Publishing.
- Planning and Assessment in Higher Education: Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness, M. Middaugh, Wiley Publishing.
- Using Quality Benchmarks for Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs, D. Dunn, et al., Wiley Publishing.