Assessment Links
Assessment Links
The following web links on assessment have been selected by Yvonne Belanger, Head of Program Evaluation and other consultants at the Center for Instructional Technology.- Incorporating Authentic Assessment
Defines authentic assessment and provides a table comparing authentic and traditional assessment strategies. Outlines the advantages and disadvantages of using authentic assessment techniques and provides a list of high-quality scholarly references on this topic. - Basic item analysis for multiple-choice tests
Suggestions for the improvement of multiple-choice tests using "item analysis" statistics, frequently provided by testing software packages. - Accelerated Classes and the Writers at the Bottom: A Local Assessment
The authors discuss an assessment of accelerated summer courses compared with nonaccelerated courses that uses local contextual information to improve the assessment. - Instructional Assessment Resources
From UT Austin, this Web site provides guidance in assessing students, assessing teaching, assessing technology, and program evaluation. Includes a glossary and bibliography. - Oral History Association - Evaluation Guidelines
Guidelines for evaluating oral history interviews from the Oral History Association. - Evaluation: A practical guide
Chapter from the book "LTDI: Implementing Learning Technology" that outlines various evaluation and assessment methods for courses. (PDF format) - Implementing the Seven Principles, Ehrmann and Chickering
Document by Arthur Chickering and Stephen Ehrmann expands on the original "Seven Principles for Best Practice in Undergraduate Education" with applications of technology. - Teaching Goals Inventory Online
By Thomas Angelo and Patricia Cross, this inventory is designed to help faculty focus on their teaching and learning goals for their courses. - Minute Papers in a Large Class
Article by a professor who uses this assessment technique in his introductory psychology course of 250 students. - Classroom Assessment Techniques
Article on Classroom Assessment Techniques that includes examples; from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville - Classroom Assessment Techniques
From "The National Teaching and Learning FORUM", an introduction to CATs, a description of how and why to use them, and an explanation of why to use them. Includes examples of sample techniques. - Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)
Discipline specific tools for instructors that can be used to evaluate student learning, attitudes and performance, based on real-world tested methods. - Workshops and Classes - 8 Ways to Use Online Assessment for Face-to-Face Courses
Workshop handout and PowerPoint from the Teaching Effectiveness program at the University of oregon. - Workshops and Classes - Using Classroom Assessment Techniques to Measure Learning in the Large Class
From the Teaching Effectiveness Program at the University of Oregon; collection of links to resources. - Assessment That Promotes Learning
An overivew of basic assessment methods used in classes by John P. Lowe, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence at Penn State. - Large Classes and the Perception of Fairness
Article looks at the factors that might lead students to believe that grading is unfair in large classes and how to overcome those perceptions. - RubiStar online rubric tool
- Rcampus - online rubric tool
- To Capture the Ineffable: New Forms of Assessment in Higher Education
Critical review of assessment history and practice in higher education - Technology and Learning: Defining what you want to assess
Discusses definitions, methods, and realistic expectations technology assessment can address.
Last published May 16, 2008 1:43:12 AM EDT
