Assessment Conferences

2005 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis

Oct. 29-31, 2006

IUPUI- Indianapolis, IN

http://www.planning.iupui.edu/conferences/national/nationalconf.html

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Annual Meeting

December 9-12, 2006

Orlando, FL

http://www.sacscoc.org/aamain.asp

Assessment Conference at Texas A&M University

February 22-23, 2007

College Station, TX

http://assessment.tamu.edu/conference.html

Best Assessment Processes Symposium IX

April 13-14, 2007

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/irpa/symposia/index.html

2006 North Carolina State University Assessment Symposium

April 12-14, 2007

Cary, NC

http://www.ncsu.edu/assessment/assess.htm

NASPA Assessment and Retention Conference

June 6-10, 2007

Phoenix, Arizona

http://www.assessconf.net/

Bibliography and References for Assessment

Allen, M. J. (2004). Assessing academic programs in higher education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1993).  Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers (2^nd ed.).  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Arter, J. & McTight, J. (2001).  Scoring rubrics in the classroom:  Using performance criteria for assessing and improving student performance.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Banta, T. (Ed.). (2002). Building a scholarship of assessment. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Banta, T. W.  (Ed.).  (2004).  Hallmarks of effective outcomes assessment.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Banta, T. W., Lund, J. P., Black, K. E., & Oblander, F. W. (1996).  Assessment in practice:  Putting principles to work on college campuses.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Diamond, R. M.  (1998).  Designing & assessing courses & curricula: A practical guide (Revised edition).  San Francisco: Jossey Bass. 

Ewell, P. (2003). Assessment (again). Change, 35(1), 4-5.

Gray, P., & Banta, T. (Eds.). (1997). New directions for higher education: No. 100. The campus-level impact of assessment: Progress, problems, and possibilities. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Huba, M. E., & Freed, J. E. (2000). Learner centered assess on college campuses: Shifting the focus  from teaching to learning. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Maki, P. L. (2004).  Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution.  Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Maki, P. (2004) Assessing student learning: A common sense guide. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education. (2003). Student learning assessment: Options and resources. Philadephia, PA: Middle States Commission on High Education.

Nichols, J. (1995). A practitioner’s handbook for institutional effectiveness and student outcomes assessment implementation (3^rd ed). Author.

Palomba, C. A., & Banta, T. W.  (2001).  Assessing student competence in accredited disciplines: Pioneering approaches to assessment in higher education.  Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Palomba, C. A., & Banta, T. W. (1999). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education. San Francisco. Jossey Bass.

Richlin, L. (2006). Blueprint for learning:  Constructing college courses to facilitate, assess, and document learning.  Sterling, VA:  Stylus.

Schuh, J. H., & Upcraft, M. L.  (2001).  Assessment practice in student affairs: An applications manual.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Suskie, L. (2004). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide. Bolton, MA: Anker.

Upcraft, M. L., & Schuh, J. H.  (1996).  Assessment in student affairs: A guide for practitioners.  (1996).  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Walvoord, B. E. (2004). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Walvoord, B. E., & Anderson, V. J. (1998).  Effective grading: A tool for learning and assessment.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Wiggins, G. (1998).  Educative assessment: Designing assessments to inform and improve student performance.  San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Journals

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