Online Resources on Learning Assessment
9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
American Association for Higher Education, Assessment Forum
Program-based Review and Assessment: Tools and Techniques for Program Improvement
Office of Academic Planning and Assessment
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
This handbook explains the assessment process step-by-step, beginning with the rationale for assessment and ending with strategies for reporting and using results. The information, gathered from various books and educational institutions, is presented in a well-organized, easy-to-read format. Appendices provide worksheets, sample plans for four different majors, and a list of 20 methods along with the strengths and weaknesses of each.
Grading Practices chapter available from Tools for Teaching by Barbara Gross Davis
Using Scoring Rubrics by Mary Allen, California State University. Brief overview article and large list of sample online scoring guides in various disciplines. Includes links to a list of thirty-five links on grading rubrics, including many samples.
The University of Washington's Faculty Resources on Grading page offers many excellent and constructive tips on developing your grading methods.
Two excellent articles by Barbara Moskal and Jon A. Leydens on Scoring Rubrics: What, When and How? and Scoring Rubric Development: Validity and Reliability. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation.
The Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) web site was constructed as a resource for Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (SMET) instructors.
