Assessment [ resources ]

Tools

• Assessment Questions
• How to organize and conduct a focus group
• How to create a general survey
• Student Learning Outcomes
• How to create a satisfaction survey
• Bibliography (current journal articles)

Bibliography

• ACPA & NASPA. 2004. Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience.
• Astin, A. 1993. Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in higher Education. Phoenix: Oryx Press
• Babbie, Earl. 1999. The Basics of Social Research. Wadsworth Publishing Company.
• Banta, T.W. & Associates. 2002. Building a Scholarship of Assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Banta, T. 1993. Making a Difference: Outcomes of a Decade of Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Bender, B.E. & Schuh, J. H. (Eds). 2002. Using Benchmarking to Inform Practice in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Blimling, Gregory S., & Elizabeth J. Whitt. 1999. Good Practice in Student Affairs: Principles to Foster Student Learning.
• Bresciani, Marilee J., Carrie L. Zeina, & James A. Anderson. 2004. Assessing Student Learning and Development: A Handbook for Practitioners.
• Denzin, N. K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (Eds). 1994. Handbook of Qualitative Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
• Dillman, D.A. 2000. Mail and Internet Surveys: The tailored Design Method. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Erlandson, D.A., Harris, E.L. Skipper, B.L. & Allen, S.D. 1993. Dong Naturalistic Inquiry: A guide to Methods. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
• Keeling, Richard (Eds). 2004. Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience, ACPS, NASPA, Washington, D.C.
• Kuh, G.D., Douglas, K.B., Lund, J.P. & Ramin-Gyurnek, J. 1994. Student Learning Outside the Classroom: transcending artificial boundaries. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 8, Washington, D.C.: The George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Development.
• Merriam, S.B. 1998. Qualitative Research and Case Study Application in Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Palomba , C& Banta, T. 1999. Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Seymour, Daniel. 1995. Once Upon a Campus: Lessons for Improving Quality and Productivity in Higher Education.
• Stark, J.S. & Thomas, A. 1994. Assessment and Program Evaluation. Simon & Schuster: Needham Heights, Maine.
• Suskie, L. 1996. Questionnaire Survey Research: What Works. Tallahassee, Florida Association for Institutional Research.
• Suzuki, L.A., Ponterotto, J.G. & Meller, P.J. (Eds). 2001. The Handbook of Multicultural Assessment: Clinical, Psychological, and Educational Applications. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.
• Upcraft, M. & Schuh, J. 1996. Assessment in Student Affairs: A guide for practitioners. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.
• Upcraft, M., Schuh, J. and Associates. 2001. Assessment Practice in Student Affairs: An Application Manual. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco.
• Upcraft, M. & Schuh, J. 1998. "Facts and Myths About Assessment in Student Affairs." About Campus 3(5):2-8.