Other Useful Resources

 Books:

• American College Personnel Association & National Association of Student Personnel Adminsitrators. (2004). Washington, D.C.: ACPA & NASPA.
• Bresciani, M.J., Zelna, C.L. & Anderson, J.A. (2004). Assessing Student Learning and Development. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
• Komives, S.R., & Wood, D.B. (2003). Student Services [electronic resource]: A Handbook for the Profession. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Lee, W.L. (Ed.). (2003). ASHE Reader Series: Assessment and Program Evaluation (2nd Edition). Boston, MA: Pearson.
• Maki, P.L. (2004). Assessing for Learning. Sterling, VA: American Association for Higher Education.
• Palomba, C.A. & Banta, T.W. (1999). Assessment Essentials. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Peterson, M.W. (1999). ASHE Reader Series: ASHE Reader on Planning and Institutional Research. Needham Heights, MA: Pearson Custom Publishing.
• Schuh, J.H., & Upcraft, M.L. (2001). Assessment Practice in Student Affairs: An Applications Manual. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Upcraft, M.L., & Schuh, J.H. (Eds.). (1996). Assessment in Student Affairs: A Guide for Practitioners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Websites:

• Center for the Study of Higher Education 
  Housed at Penn State University. Provides useful information and resources, as well as links to other valuable sites. 
• Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)
  Housed at UCLA. This site contains a number of conference presentations including powerpoint slideshows, research reports and press releases from the Institute.
• Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
  Housed at the University of Michigan. This site provides links as well as accessible documents.
• UT Austin
  Contains homegrown and national assessment resources and research.
• Texas A&M Office of Institutional Assessment & Diversity
  An excellent and comprehensive collection of resources, including presentation and publication materials from TX A&M on this subject.
• NAU Office of Academic Assessment
  Assessment page from Northern Arizona University—contains a number of useful resources including templates and educational assessment material.

• American Philosophical Association (APA)
  What is outcomes assessment? (a clear, concise document explaining what outcomes assessment is and how it functions within academics)

Rubric and portfolio assessment design resources:

• RCampus.com
  Provides a rubric builder but main page contains portfolio information as well.
• PALS Guide
  A page of resources for locating guidelines for rubric design.
• University of Illinois—Urbana
  Assessment website containing toolkits and other resources.
• University of Maryland Assessment Resources 
  Design and software platforms.

Student affairs assessment resources:

• StudentAffairs.com
  A range of assessment resources for Student Affairs practitioners.
• University of Georgia Student Affairs Assessment Office
  This site provides a list of current projects, useful models, an assessment lexicon, and other useful information.
• Oregon State University Assessment Office
  This site provides useful pdf files on various assessment topics, planning models, and other resources.  They also explain how they designed and track learning outcomes. 
• North Carolina State University 
  North Carolina State University's Assessment Resource Homepage.
• NASPA
  The website for NASPA,--see NetResults articles on assessment and the Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation and Research Knowledge Community.
• Office of Student Affairs Assessment at The Ohio State University
  This site contains online reports and newsletters, as well as hands-on materials.

 Professional Associations:

• American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
  http://www.acpa.nche.edu/
  One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 300
  Washington, DC 20036-1188
  Phone: (202) 835-2272  
  Fax: (202) 296-3286
  Email: info@acpa.nche.edu  
• Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
  http://www.ashe.ws/
  Michigan State University
  424 Erickson Hall
  East Lansing, MI 48824
  Phone: (517) 432-8805
  Fax: (517) 432-8806  
• Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
  http://www.naspa.org
  National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
  1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 418 · Washington DC, 20009
  Phone: (202) 265-7500
  Fax: (202) 797-1157  
• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
  http://www.airweb.org
  1435 E. Piedmont Drive, Suite 211
  Tallahassee, FL 32308
  Phone: (850) 385-4155
  Fax: (850) 385-5180