Links to Assessment Resources

Professional Organizations

• American Psychological Association's Cyberguide to Assessment
• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
• National Postsecondary Education Cooperative's (NPEC) Source book on Assessment
  • Volume 1 - Critical Thinking, Writing, and Problem Solving
  • Volume 2 - Selected Institutions Utilizing Assessment Results
  • Definitions and Assessment Methods for Communication, Leadership, Information Literacy, Quantitative Reasoning, and Quantitative Skills
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
• Virginia Assessment Group (VAG)
• Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Resource Center

Assessment of Specific Areas

• Psychology -- American Psychological Association
• Statistical Literacy
  • A.R.T.I.S.T
  • International Statistical Literacy Project
  • NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment
• Information Literacy
  • Association of College & Research Libraries
  • Higher Education Outcomes Research Review
  • NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment
• Critical Thinking
  • NPEC Sourcebook (Volume 1)
• Writing
  • NPEC Sourcebook (Volume 1)
• Finance, Administration, Facilities Management
  • Minnesota State University example
• University Advancement
  • Minnesota State University example
• Information Systems
  • Minnesota State University example

Online Journals

• Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation
• Open-access journals in the field of Education (AERA)
• Journal of College and Character
• Statistics Education Research Journal
• Journal of Statistics Education
• Research and Practice in Assessment (Virginia Assessment Group)

Other University Assessment Websites

• Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment (NC State Univeristy)
• Office of Academic Quality Improvement (Kent State)
• Center for Assessment and Research Studies (CARS; James Madison University)
• Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts
• Assessment at Truman State University
• Teaching Effectiveness Program (University of Oregon)