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• General Education Assessment
  1. How do I get my course on a GER (General Education Requirements) list?
  • Why are we Assessing General Education at NC State?
  • Definitions of Key Terms
  • Completing Course Action Forms
  • Examples of Learning Outcomes and Assessment Instruments for General Education Courses

2. Why are we assessing General Education at NC State?

• Why are we Assessing General Education at NC State?
• Overview of General Education Assessment
• What Undergraduate Affairs Plans To Do With Assessment Results

3. Council on Undergraduate Education
4. Undergraduate Program Information: General Education Requirements

• Undergraduate Program Review
  1. Undergraduate Program Review
  2. Academic Affairs Assessment Planning Team Report
  3. Guidelines for Periodic Comprehensive Review of Undergraduate Programs
  4. Annual College Level Reporting Guidelines
  5. Common Language for the Process

• DUAP Assessment
  1. Academic Support Program for Student Athletes (ASPSA)
  2. Advising Central
  3. Cooperative Education
  4. Fellowship Advising Office
  5. First Year College (FYC)
  6. First Year Inquiry
  7. Honors Program
  8. New Student Orientation (NSO)
  9. Retention Studies
  10. Transition Program
  11. Undergraduate Tutorial Center
  12. Undergraduate Research
  13. Annual Reports, Assessment Plans and Reports as available for each unit.

• Symposium
  1. Featured Presenters
  2. Schedule
  3. Registration
  4. Hotel
  5. Sponsors, Exhibitors, & Advertisers
  6. Previous Symposia
  7. Triangle Area

• Other NCSU Assessment
  1. University Planning & Analysis
  2. LITRE(Learning In a Technology Rich Environment)
  3. Assessment Professionals
  4. Statistical Consulting Via NCSU Statistics Department
  5. NC State Institutional Review Board
  6. The Assessment and Diversity Distance Education Unit

• Resources & Links
  1. NCSU Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
  2. Background/Overall
  
  • AAHE Principles of Assessment
  • Authentic Assessment Toolbox
  • Assessment FAQ
  • Assessing Assessment: Successess, Failures, and the Future. Peter Ewell, NCHEMS, 2005 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium.
  • Assessing Administrative and Support Areas. Ephraim Schechter, HigherEdAssessment.com, 2005 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium. Handout.

  3. Getting Started with Assessment

  • Common Language of Assessment
  • Assessment 101: The Nuts and Bolts of Assessment. Michael Carter, Joni Spurlin, and Carrie Zelna, NCSU, 2006 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium. Handout.
  • Developing an Institution-wide Vision for Assessment. Joni Spurlin, NCSU, 2006 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium. Handout.

  4. Developing a Culture of Assessment

  • Planning, Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness: Faculty Ownership and Administrative Leadership. Susan Bosworth, William & Mary College, 2006 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium.
  • Assessment as a Strategy for Transformational Leaders. Trudy Banta, IUPUI, 2006 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposium.

  5. The First Year

  • The Policy Center on the First Year of College at Brevard College
  • First Year College at NC State
  • First Year Inquiry at NC State
  • A Team-Based Assessment Model: Creating Advocates for Change. Randy Swing, Brevard College, 2006 NCSU Undergraduate Assessment Symposum

  6. General Education

  • Campus Writing and Speaking Program (CWSP)
  • CLAQWA: Cognitive Level and Quality Writing Assessment Instrument
  • Steps for Better Thinking
  • Blooms Taxonomy (classification of levels of learning)
  • Applying Bloom's Taxonomy

  7. Undergraduate Program Review

  • University Planning and Analysis (UPA)
  • The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL)

  8. Disciplinary Assessment

  • Accounting
    • American Accounting Association (AAA): Assessment
  • Business/Management
    • Assessment of Student Learning in Business Schools: Best Practices Each Step of the Way, Edited by Kathryn Martell and Thomas Calderon
    • Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP): Accreditation, Outcomes Assessment
    • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Accreditation.
  • Engineering
    • Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET): Assessment Planning
    • Gateway Engineering Education Coalition: Assessment
    • Engineering Education: Assessment Methodologies and Curricula Innovation
  • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Association of America (MAA): Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics (SAUM)
      
  • Psychology
    • American Psychological Association (APA): Assessment CyberGuide for Learning Goals & Outcomes in the Undergraduate Psychology Major
  • Teacher Education
    • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE): Standard

  9. Regional Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)
  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA-HLC) The Higher Learning Commission
  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACSCU)
    Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACCJC)
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

  10. Professional Development

  • Grant Opportunities
    • Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
    • Lumina Foundation for Education
    • National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
    • The Foundation Center
    • The Pew Charitable Trusts
    • The Spencer Foundation
    • U.S. Department of Education
  • Publishing Opportunities
    • AAHE Bulletin
    • About Campus
    • Academic Exchange Quarterly
      • Educational Assessment
    • Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education
    • Harvard Educational Review
    • Higher Education in Europe
    • Higher Education Research & Development
    • International Journal for Academic Development
    • Journal of Further and Higher Education
    • Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management
    • Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
    • Oxford Review of Education
    • Quality in Higher Education
    • Student Affairs Today
    • Studies in Continuing Education
    • Studies in Higher Education
    • Teaching in Higher Education
    • The Review of Higher Education
    • Weaver: A forum for New Ideas in Educational Research
  • Online Resources
    • University Planning & Analysis Assessment Resources

      Quantitative Research Resources

      • Research Methods in the Social Sciences: An Internet Resource List
      • Research Methods Web Sites - as listed in Annual Editions
      • also see the Dushkin Online Support Site for more links
      • SurfStat

      Qualitative Research Resources

      • Qualitative Methods Workbook
      • QualPage - University of Georgia

    Statistics Resources

    • ASA Survey Research Methods Section
    • Statistics and Statistical Graphics Resources
    • Statistics.com
    • Statistics on the Web
    • Statsoft Electronic Textbook
    • VassarStats Statistical Computation Website
    • Estimating a Sample Survey Percentage - an Excel Spreadsheet
    • Webpage with Numerous links for Statistics on the Web

    Surveys Avaliable

    • Perceived Stress Scale (Mind Garden, Inc.)
    • Stress Management Outcomes Assessment (Howard Community College)

    Survey Tools (Online Survey Building Tools)

    • Inquisite
    • Studentvoice.com
    • Surveymaker.com.au

    Educational Testing Service (ETS) Assessment Tools

    • Higher Education Assessment (HEA) - Offers an array of tests and surveys that will improve academic programs and learning opportunities.
    • Academic Profile - Tests general education of college student skills in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
    • Major Field Tests - Measures undergraduate academic achievement and growth and includes end-of-major exams in 16 disciplines, including a new MBA version.
    • Student Instructional Reports (SIR II) - Assesses an instructor's effectiveness by using student evaluations of classroom experiences.
    • Program Self-Assessment Service (PSAS) - Helps institutions carry out program review at the undergraduate level.

    List of Comparative Analysis Applications
    (a site designed to help educators evaluate and select over 50 different online delivery software applications such as WebCT and Blackboard)

    Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education

    Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Institutional Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

    UNH Student Affairs Research and Assessment Center Brochure

    ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation on the Internet

    National Center for Education Statistics

    National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness

    Major Categories in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
    (with Outcome-Illustrating Verbs)

    Essays on FYI Study Results: From Policy Center on the First Year of College - Brevard College

    NASPA's Net Results (Search under "Assessment" for helpful tips)

    Software Package for Social Science (SPSS)

    StudentMonitor.com

    Task Force on Undergraduate Psychology Major Learning Goals and Outcomes - APA

    Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources: Assessment of Advising
    from NACADA

    Presentation Handout & PowerPoint Links for Measuring Up: Best Practices in Assessment in Psychology Education Conference

    Teaching Goals Inventory Online

    Spirituality in Higher Education