Outcomes Assessment Resources on the Web

The following links relate specifically to assessment in higher education although some also relate to educational evaluation in general. They are loosely organized into eight categories.
  • University Assessment Pages
  • General Resources
  • Agencies, Institutes and Organizations
  • Assessment Instruments and Techniques
  • Assessment Papers and Reports
  • Commercial Resources on Assessment
  • Benchmarking
  • Software
  • For anyone looking for a place to start, I recommend beginning with the University of Illinois Outcomes Assessment Page and then visit the sites listed under General Resources. Many of the pages, especially the University pages, include links to addition al resources.

    This list was compiled from the internet by searching Excite, Yahoo! and Hotbot for the keywords: assessment, student outcomes, institutional effectiveness. Additional links were found by searching various university sites on the above keywords. All Big 12 University web sites were searched. If any are not represented below, it is because I have not found resources for them on the web. It does not mean they are not doing assessment.

    Most of the links in the categories Agencies, Institutes and Organizations and Assessment Instruments and Techniques were compiled by Catherine Callow Elwell at Utah State University. They are part of a large document Electronic Resources for Evaluators

    Comments should be addressed to Mark Troy metroy@tamu.edu

    Last updated 8/11/99


    University Assessment Pages

    University of Illinois Student Outcomes Assessment
    University of Illinois Graduate Programs Outcomes Assessment
    University of Wisconsin - Madison: Outcomes Assessment: Continuously Updated UW-Madison Assessment Manual
    University of Central Arkansas
    North Carolina State Outcomes Assessment
    New Mexico State University Outcomes Assessment
    Louisiana State University Outcomes Assessment
    Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville - Undergraduate Assessment and Program Review Home Page
    Outcomes Assessment-Eastern New Mexico University
    Seton Hall University, TLTC - Assessment and Evaluation
    Seton Hall Outcomes Assessment Team
    Oklahoma State University, The Office of University Assessment
    University of Colorado, CU-Boulder--Undergraduate Outcomes Assessment
    Montana State University Student Outcomes Assessment
    University of Texas, Student Affairs Research
    University of Texas El Paso, Institutional Effectiveness Home Page
    Iowa State University Student Outcomes Assessment
    Boise State University -- Welcome to Institutional Assessment!
    University of Nebraska -- Assessment Report
    University of Missouri Academic Assesment Committee
    University of Washington Office of Educational Assessment
    Alverno College
    University of Illinois Division of Measurement and Evaluation
    Texas A&M University, Measurement and Research Services
    Georgia Tech (search on student assessment)
    Quality, Planning and Assessment at Penn State
    University of Florida: Office of Institutional Research
    Office of Assessment, University of South Dakota

    General Resources

    Assessment and Evaluation on the Internet
    Welcome to the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
    Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
    ARCNet --Assessment Resources Center at the University of Missouri
    Internet Resources for Institutional Research

    Agencies, Institutes and Organizations

    American Association of State Colleges and Universities, AASCU On line
    UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (home of CIRP)
    The National Clearinghouse for Academic Advising, Ohio State University
    Academic Survey Research Centers
    Annenberg/CPB Projects Learner Online
    Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development
    Centre for Program Eval., Univ. of Melbourne
    CRESST (National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing)
    DOE Education Program Evaluation
    Education Commission of the States
    Evaluation Assistance Center at GWU
    EvNet: Eval. Education/Training Technologies
    Natl. Network of Regional Educational Labs
    National Center on Educational Outcomes
    WestEd

    Assessment Instruments and Techniques

    The TLT Group: Teaching, Learning and Technology
    Classroom Assessment
    College Student Experiences Questionnaire
    APA: FAQ on Psychological Tests
    Assessment Systems Corporation
    Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
    Educational Testing Service (ETS)
    Education Policy Analysis Archives
    ERIC/AE Test Locator
    Evaluators' Instrument Exchange
    Institute for Research in Social Science Public Opinion Questionaire Database
    National Association of Test Directors (NATD)
    National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
    PAR Psychological Assessment Resources
    Survey Research Center
    Trochim's Center Social Research Methods
    Teaching Goals Inventory
    CyberCATS Classroom Assessment Techniques

    Assessment Papers and Reports

    AAHE ASSESSMENT FORUM: 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
    University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Outcomes Assessment: 1997-1998 Assessment Report
    University of Wisconsic, Eau Claire -- Plan for Assessment of Student Academic Achievement
    Baylor University Self-Study Report 1994-1996
    Baylor University: Academic Program Effectiveness
    Baylor University: Institutional Effectiveness
    Effectiveness of Baylor's Academic Program
    Iowa State University Outcomes Assessment Status Report
    University Outcomes in Economics
    Student Outcomes Assessment: Opportunities and Strategies
    ANet-Baker Report of the Outcome Assessment Committee---1992-93 Teaching And Curricular Section Of The American Accounting Association (AAA)
    Working Paper: Outcomes Assessment" or "Can't We Just Get All the Data Required for Complying With Regulations and Mandates to Match?
    Assessing Student Learning Outcomes Using Graduating Senior Exit Surveys and Alumni Surveys
    The Status and Perceptions of University Outcomes Assessment in Economics
    University of Missouri, Freshmen Year Involvement and Gains in Learning
    Georgia State University Reports on Student Retention
    National Retention Project Report
    Kansas University Graduate Program Review
    Factors Influencing Students Ratings of Instructors and Courses
    Florida Quality Evaluation Project
    Educational Standards and the Problem of Error
    Indicators of Instructional Good Practice.

    Commercial Resources on Assessment

    InterEd -- Higher Education Assessment
    InterEd -- Outcome Assessment
    Institutional Effectiveness Associates

    Benchmarking

    Critical Comparisons of American Colleges and Universities
    The Benchmarking Network, Inc.
    Benchmarking in Higher Education
    American Productivity and Quality Center

    Software

    Links: Text analysis software (Harald Klein)
    ANSURGEN Project: Survey Generator for On-Line Research
    AnSWR Analysis Software for Word Records
    CDC EZ-Text Qualitative Software Program
    Concept Systems Inc. (CSI)
    Data Desk, Data Description, Inc.
    JH Associates: Survey Management Software
    Qualitative Solutions and Research (NUDIST)
    SAS Institute
    SPSS Inc. - Statistical Product & Service
    Stata Corp. - Statistical Software for Professionals
    Statistical Services Software Resources
    StatSoft Inc.
    Statistics Every Writer Should Know (basic stats)