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Assessment Resources

Assessment Resources

Assessment resources encompass information or training provided to faculty and staff to help them understand, develop, implement, communicate, and use evidence of student learning.

Suggested Books (available from Briggs Library):

  • Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., & Norman, M. K. (2010). How learning works: Seven research-based principles for smart teaching. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Banta, T. W. (Ed.). (2002). Building a scholarship of assessment. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Banta, T. W., & Palomba, C. A. (2014). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Barkley, E. F., & Major, C. H. (2015). Learning assessment techniques: A handbook for college faculty. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Berg, M. V., Paige, R. M., & Lou, K. H. (2012). Student learning abroad: What our students are learning, what they’re not, and what we can do about it. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
  • Bresciani, M. J. (2007). Assessing student learning in general education: Good practice case studies (Vol. 105). Jossey-Bass.
  • Culp, M. M., & Dungy, G. J. (Eds.). (2012). Building a culture of evidence in student affairs: A guide for leaders and practitioners. NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
  • Gagliardi, J., Parnell, A., & Carpenter-Hubin, J. (2018). The analytics revolution in higher education: Big data, organizational learning, and student success. Stylus.
  • Keeling, R.P. (Ed.) (2006). Learning reconsidered 2: A practical guide to implementing a campus-wide focus on the student experience (1st ed.). Washington, DC: NASPA.
  • Kezar, A., & Lester, J. (2011). Enhancing campus capacity for leadership: An examination of grassroots leaders in higher education. Stanford University Press.
  • Leonard, M. P. (2008). Assessing for learning: building a sustainable commitment across the institution. Virginia: Stylus Publishing.
  • Lovitts, B. E. (2007). Making the implicit explicit: Creating performance expectations for the dissertation. Stylus Publishing, LLC..
  • Patton, M. Q. (2008). Utilization-focused evaluation. Sage Publications.
  • Schuh, J. H. (2011). Assessment methods for student affairs. John Wiley & Sons.
  • Spurlin, J. E., Rajala, S. A., & Lavelle, J. P. (2008). Designing better engineering education through assessment: a practical resource for faculty and department chairs on using assessment and ABET criteria to improve student learning. Stylus Publishing, LLC.
  • Upcraft, M. L., & Schuh, J. H. (1996). Assessment in student affairs: A guide for practitioners. Jossey-Bass Inc.
  • Walvoord, B. E. (2010). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education. John Wiley & Sons.