Recommended Resources from our Teagle Assessment Scholars
Teagle Scholars have found the following books, articles, and websites to be useful in their assessment work. We have included links to publisher websites when available. When Scholars included comments with their recommendations, we have included them in parenthesis in the list below.
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Readings:
Allen, M. J. (2003). Assessing academic programs in higher education. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, now part of Jossey-Bass. (Recommended for working with faculty who are just starting out in assessment, for beginners.)
Allen, M. J. (2006). Assessing general education programs. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing, now part of Jossey-Bass.
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. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Angelo, T. A., & Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Association of American College and Universities. (n.d.). Value: Valid assessment of learning in undergraduate education. See http://aacu.org/value/index.cfm.
Bain, K. (2004). What the best college teachers do. Cambridge, MA: President and Fellows of Harvard College. Available at Harvard University Press. (Offers insights for discussing learning assessment with faculty.)
Banta, T. W. (Ed.), & Associates. (2004). Hallmarks of effective outcomes assessment: Assessment update collections. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Banta, T. W., Jones, E. A., & Black, K. E. (2009). Designing effective assessment: Principles and profiles of good practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Bean, J. C. (1996). Engaging ideas: The professor’s guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Recommended "for helping faculty ratchet up their teaching.")
Biggs, J., & Tang, C. (2007). Teaching for quality learning at university (3rd ed.). Buckingham, England: Open University Press.
Blum, L. (2002). "I'm not a racist, but . . ." The moral quandary of race. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. (Recommended for campuses addressing race relations as a result of low survey scores.)
Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. On National Academies Press website.
Bresciani, M. J., Zelna, C. L., & Anderson, J. A. (2004). Assessing student learning and development: A handbook for practitioners. Washington, DC: NASPA.
Brookfield, S. D. (2006). The skillful teacher: On technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Brookfield, S. D., & Preskill, S. (2005). Discussion as a way of teaching: Tools and techniques for democratic classrooms (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Ewell, P. T. (2006). Making the grade: How boards can ensure academic quality. Washington, DC: Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB).
Finkel, D. L. (2000). Teaching with your mouth shut. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers. Available through Heinemann. (Recommended for helping faculty "ratchet up their teaching.")
Gladwell, M. (2011, February 14). The order of things: What college rankings really tell us. The New Yorker 97(1), 68–75.
Goodwin, S W. (2011). Fearful symmetries: Rubrics and assessment. In D. Heiland & L. J. Rosenthal (Eds.), Literary study, measurement, and the sublime: Disciplinary Assessment (pp. 133–151). New York: The Teagle Foundation. The chapter or the entire book can be downloaded at: http://www.teaglefoundation.org/disciplinaryassessment/toc.aspx.
Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media. (2006, September).Beyond the rankings: Measuring learning in higher education. Retrieved December 7, 2010, from the Hechinger Institute website: http://hechinger.squarespace.com/storage/pdfs/TeaglePrimer_092106.pdf
Huba, M. E., & Freed, J. E. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Available at Pearson.
Huber, M. T., & Hutchings, P. (2005). The advancement of learning: Building the teaching commons. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Keeling, R. P., Wall, A. F., Underhile, R., & Dungy, G. J. (2008). Assessment reconsidered: Institutional effectiveness for student success. Washington, DC: International Center for Student Success and Institutional Accountability (ICSSIA). Available at NASPA bookstore. (It walks through all of the steps in a clear way and emphasizes assessing learning, not quantifying services.)
Kramer, G. L., & Swing, R.L. (Eds.). (2010). Higher education assessments: Leadership matters. The American Council on Education (ACE) Series on Higher Education. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Lipka, S. (2011, August 7). Want data? Ask students. Again and again. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available online through subscription at http://chronicle.com/article/Want-Data-Ask-Students-Again/128537/.
Maki, P. L. (Ed.). (2010). Coming to terms with student outcomes assessment: Faculty and adminstrators' journeys to integrating assessment in their work and institutional culture. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Maki, P. L., & Borkowski, N. A., (Eds.). (2006). The assessment of doctoral education: Emerging criteria and new models for improving outcomes. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
McKeachie, W., & Svinicki, M. (2011). McKeachie's teaching tips: Strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers (13th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Middaugh, M. F. (2010). Planning and assessment in higher education: Demonstrating institutional effectiveness. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Murray, R. (Ed.). (2008, December). The scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education. The Society for Research Into Education. Berkshire, England: Open University Press. Available at McGraw Hill Professional.
Quinlan, A. M. (2006). A complete guide to rubrics: Assessment made easy for teachers, k–college. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Education. See 2nd edition at publisher website. (Don't be turned off by the chapters on young learners. Chapter 1 and Chapters 7–14 are directly applicable to Teagle Scholar work. Emphasis is on the teaching that produces the outcomes.)
Rhodes, T. L. (Ed.). (2010). Assessing outcomes and improving achievement: Tips and tools for using rubrics. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). (The VALUE rubrics included in the Appendix serve as useful models from which to tailor rubrics to fit specific assessment goals.)
Riener, C., & Willingham, D. (2010, September-October). The myth of learning styles. Change. Retrieved December 7, 2010, from http://www.changemag.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/September-October%202010/the-myth-of-learning-full.html
Schuh, J. H., & Associates. (2008). Assessment methods for student affairs. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Soulsby, E. P. (2009, January). Assessment notes. Compiled for the University of Connecticut. Download PDF>>
Suskie, L. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. (Recommended for working with faculty who are just starting out in assessment, for advanced beginners.)
Walvoord, B. E. (2004). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Wergin, J. F. (2001). Beyond carrots and sticks: What really motivates faculty. Liberal Education, 87(1), 50–53.
Wiggins, G. P. (1999). Assessing student performance: Exploring the purpose and limits of testing. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Willingham, D. T. (2010). Why don't students like school? A cognitive scientist answers questions about how the mind works and what it means for the classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Zull, J. E. (2002). The art of changing the brain: Enriching the practice of teaching by exploring the biology of learning. Stirling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Websites and Other Resources:
The Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE) website at: http://aalhe.org/
The NC State University, University Planning and Analysis, Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment at http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/assmt/resource.htm
ASSESS, a listserv that discusses assessment in higher education. Instructions for subscribing and unsubscribing are available at http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/assess.html
New England Educational Assessment Network's new publication, Journal of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness (JAIE).