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Assessment Resources
The Office of Decision Support maintains a small departmental library
that includes the following resources related to effectiveness and
assessment. These resources may be borrowed by contacting the office at 1-7134.
General Assessment
- Making a Difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education,
Trudy W. Banta and Associates (1993)
- Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses,
Trudy W. Banta, Jon P. Lund, Karen D. Black, Frances W. Oblander (1996)
- The Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and
Institutional Effectiveness, James O. Nichols (1991)
- A Practitioner's Handbook for Institutional Effectiveness and Student
Outcomes Assessment Implementation, 3rd ed., James O. Nichols (1989)
- Institutional Effectiveness and Outcomes Assessment Implementation on Campus:
A Practitioner's Handbook, James O. Nichols (1989)
- Assessment Case Studies: Common Issues in Implementation With Various
Campus Approaches to Resolution, James O. Nichols (1995)
- Assessment, Improvement, and Cooperation: The Challenge of Reform in
Higher Education, Cameron Fincher, The University of Georgia Institute of Higher
Education (1991)
- "Assessment in American Higher Education: Issues and Contexts,"
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, United States Department of Education
- Assessing Institutional Effectiveness: Issues, Methods, and Management,
Ed. Cameron Fincher, The University of Georgia Institute of Higher Education (1989)
- "Managing Your Institution's Effectiveness: A User Guide", Prepared by
Midlands Technical College
- Conducting Interinstitutional Comparisons, New Directions for
Decision Support, Ed. Paul T. Brinkman (1987)
- Assessing Educational Outcomes, New Directions for Institutional
Research, Ed. Peter T. Ewell (1985)
- Evaluating Educational Performance: A Sourcebook of Methods, Instruments, and
Examples, Ed. Herbert J. Walberg (1974)
- The Assessment of College Performance: A Handbook of Techniques and Measures
for Institutional Self-Evaluation, Richard I. Miller (1979)
- "Promoting Fair College Outcomes: Learning from the Experiences of the Past
Decade," Richard C. Richardson, Jr. (1991)
Programmatic Assessment
- Assessing Graduate and Professional Education: Current Realities, Future
Prospects, Ed. Jennifer Grant Haworth (1996)
- Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials,
The Joint Committee for Educational Evaluation (1981)
- Evaluating Educational Programs and Products, Ed. Gary Borich (1974)
- Designing Evaluations of Educational and Social Programs, Lee J.
Cronbach (1982)
- Evaluating Administrative Services and Programs, New Directions for
Institutional Research, Eds. Jon F. Wergin & Larry A. Braskamp (1987)
- How to Design a Program Evaluation, Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon & Lynn
Lyons Morris (1978)
- Evaluating Instructional Programs, Bruce Wayne Tuckman (1979)
- "Program Evaluation," Charles E. Feasley, Clearinghouse on Higher
Education, George Washington University (1980)
Accreditation
- Self-Study Processes: A Guide to Self-Evaluation in Higher Education,
4th ed., H.R. Kells (1995)
- Understanding Accreditation, Kenneth E. Young, Charles M. Chambers
(1983)
Student Outcomes
- "Postsecondary Student Outcomes: A Feasibility Study," United States
Department of Education (1992)
- "National Assessment of College Student Learning: Issues and Concerns, A
Report on a Study Design Workshop," United States Department of Education (1992)
Faculty and Administrator Assessment
- "Improving Faculty Evaluation: A Trial in Strategy," A Report of the
SREB Faculty Evaluation Project, Southern Regional Education Board (1979)
- "Faculty and Administrator Evaluation: Constructing the Instruments,"
3rd ed., West Virginia University (1983)
- "National Assessment of College Student Learning: Getting Started, A Summary
of the Beginning Activities," U. S. Department of Education (1993)
- "Evaluation and Development of Administrators," Robert C. Nordvall
(1979)
- Determining Faculty Effectiveness: Assessing Teaching, Research, and Service
for Personnel Decisions and Improvement, John A. Centra (1980)
- Successful Faculty Evaluation Programs: A Practical Guide to Improve Faculty
Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions, Peter Seldin (1980)
Web-based Resources
SOURCE: Office of
Decision Support
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