Resources There are a number of resources available here and on GCC’s Moodle site “Learning Outcomes Assessment.” The first of these is a comprehensive Assessment Handbook developed for GCC. The handbook is a guide to the entire assessment process, with numerous examples, including a fully-worked out assessment report in the appendix. Download GCC Assessment Handbook (GCC Google Suite credentials required) Workshops Clean recordings of all assessment workshops developed and offered at GCC are listed below. Please note that the slide decks are only available to users with a GCC email account. Assessment Overview — "I Hate It! What Is It?" • Download slides Learning Outcomes — "Are Your Students SMARTer Than Your Learning Outcomes?" • Download slides Curriculum Mapping — "Finding Our Way Through the Learning Outcomes Maze" • Download slides Artifacts — "Is This a Dig Site?" • Download slides Measurement II — "More on Rubrics, Test Questions, and Qualitative Measures" • Download slides Rubrics, Rubrics Everywhere - Rubric types, available rubrics, using AI to make rubrics • Download slides Summarizing Assessment Data — "You Don't Have to Be a Math Wizard" • Download slides Closing the Loop — "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" • Download slides Equity Minded Assessment • Download slides Professional Development Days Spring 2022 • Download slides January 2022 • Download slides Fall 2021 • Download slides Other Workshops Advanced Moodle Parts 1 & 2 — Creating and Using Rubrics • Download handouts Checklists, Forms & Templates Assessment Activities Chart – Use this form to check in about how assessment is going in your corner of GCC. You can fill this out any time you want to send an update. Learning Outcomes Checklist – Use this form to evaluate a learning outcome that you are writing, making sure it conforms to the SMART framework for learning outcomes. Curriculum Map Template – This template will help you design the curriculum map for your program. Books Banta, Trudy W. and Catherine A. Palomba (2014) Assessment Essentials: Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education, Jossey-Bass, 2nd edition LB2366.2 P35 1999 Barbara E. Walvoord (2010) Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons. LB 2822.75 W35 2010 Bresciani, Marilee J. (2006) Outcomes-Based Academic and Co-Curricular Program Review: A Compilation of Institutional Good Practices. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, LLC. Maki, Peggy (2010) Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution, 2nd edition McNair, Tia Brown, Estela Mara Bensimon and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux (2020) Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education LC213.2 .M445 2020 Souza, Jane Marie and Tara A. Rose, eds (2021) Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education: Diverse Approaches to Addressing Accreditation Standards, AALHE publication Suskie, Linda (2018) Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide, 3rd edition Websites The Reflective Improvement (Assessment) Cycle – Carroll Community College The Assessment Cycle – MCLA Transparency Framework for Assessment from NILOA (National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment) Institutional Level Assessment – Northern Essex Community College Institutional Level Assessment – Community College of Baltimore County National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment – New to Assessment? Examples, Tools & Materials Learning Outcomes Mount Wachusett Community College Lakeland Community College University of Hawaii - Rubric for Assessing the Quality of Program Level Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Plans Curriculum Mapping Champlain College - a variety of types YouTube - Jeremy Penn - the intro is hysterically funny, and then he also does a nice job discussing curriculum maps: Get a Map! Some examples with extensive use of color from Wabash Center Blogs Rubrics Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) VALUE Rubrics An extensive compilation from Fresno City College Assessing Assessment Faculty Focus - Assessing Assessment: Five Keys to Success Florida A&M University - Rubric for Assessing Assessment Plans and Reports Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Antiracist Resources for Teaching, Learning and Assessment of Student Learning from NILOA (National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment) Universal Design for Learning from CAST