Resources and other Assessment Sites
- Making Assessment Meaningful: What New Student Affairs Professionals and Those New to Assessment Need to Know
- Written by: Marilee J. Bresciani
- Smart Survey Design
- This booklet, available online, "provides information on writing successful and effective survey questions, creating survey flow and layout, calculating response rates, tips for increasing response rates, and the pros and cons of online surveys. (Plus an appendix of links and works cited for additional help in survey design).
- "How to Write a Good Survey"
- Sixteen great tips to consider when writing a survey or questionnaire.
- Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
- Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education is a journal that focuses on these issues in postsecondary education. The most recent issues’ table of contents are available on the web.
- Statistical Analyses
- Choosing the right statistical test -- This webpage helps people determine what statistical analysis to use based on the kind of independent and dependent variables. It also shows how to interpret the findings in SAS, SPSS, and Stata.
- National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
- Links to college and university websites that focus on student learning outcomes assessment.
- Review: Assessing Student Learning and Development: A Handbook for Practitioners
- Written by: Jose Alarcon
Other University Student Affairs Websites
NASPA
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As the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy, and practice, NASPA affirms the commitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. |
NSSE
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Through its student survey, The College Student Report, NSSE annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about student participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college. |
