OTHER RESOURCES

These resources contain links to some useful assessment websites.

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Assessment Dictionaries and Glossaries

Defining Assessment
A good, succinct glossary of key assessment terms by the Coalition of Essential Schools

Assessment Glossary
Straightforward definitions of key assessment terms by the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)

Assessment Guidelines and Standards

Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
A seminal statement developed by the Assessment Forum of the American Association for Higher Education

Doing Assessment as if Learning Matters Most
In the May 1999 issue of the AAHE Bulletin, Tom Angelo presents ten guidelines.

Assessment Bibliographies

Clemson University Assessment Bibliography
This is an extensive bibliography of assessment readings, mostly books.

Chicago Public Schools Assessment Resources
Although this bibliography largely consists of resources targeted toward K-12 teachers, many of these are relevant to higher education settings as well.

Collections of Readings on Assessment

SearchERIC.org
This valuable site allows you to search the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database, the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1,000,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles.

Designing High Quality Assessments
This chapter from the Northwest Educational Regional Laboratory’s Toolkit 98 gives practical tips on designing good assignments and scoring them. While designed for K-12 teachers, the principles apply to any level.

For More Information: Meta-Sites
(with numerous links to other
assessment resources)

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment & Evaluation (Ericae.net)
Ericae.net is "your clearinghouse for assessment, evaluation, and research information." It includes over 400 full-text articles and access to the ERIC system, with abstracts of over one million books, articles and papers on education. It also has a "test locator" and extensive links to other Web-based resources.

Assessment & Evaluation on the Internet (ERIC/AE)
Part of Ericae.net, this is an extensive "pathfinder" of links to a variety of Web resources on assessment evaluation, organized by topic.

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
One of the most extensive set of links available

Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) for Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology Instructors
A primer on assessment tools and techniques and links to some samples of assessment tools. Many of the concepts can be applied to disciplines outside SMET.