Other Resources

Conferences

• http://www.assessmentconferences.com: List of current and upcoming higher education learning outcomes assessment related conferences, PACAT

Conferences not currently listed at assessmentconferences.com:

• West Texas

Publications

• Intersection of Assessment and Learning (an AALHE quarterly publication)
• Assessment Commons list of journals: scroll to “Assessment Journals”

Regional Assessment Organizations

• Arkansas Association for the Assessment of Collegiate Learning (AAACL)
• Assessment Network of New York (ANNY)
• Chicago Area Assessment Group (CAAG)
• New England Educational Assessment Network
• Philadelphia Higher Education Assessment Leaders (PHEAL)
• Virginia Assessment Group
• Washington Area Student Learning Assessment Network (WASLAN)

Organizations & National/International Initiatives

• American Evaluation Association (see also their Assessment in Higher Education Topical Interest Group (TIG)
• American Society for Quality: Education Division
• Assessment Resource Centre
• Association for Educational Assessment – Europe
• Association for Institutional Research
• Association of American Colleges & Universities
• Bologna Process, European Higher Education
• Commission on the Future of Higher Education
• Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)
• Community College Research Center (Teachers College, Columbia University)
• Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)
• Competency-Based Education Network
• Council for Higher Education Reaccreditation (CHEA)
• Education Commission of the States (ECS)
• Educational Testing Service (ETS)
• International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA)
• Multi-state Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
• National Assessment Governing Board
• National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
• National Center for Higher Education Management Systems(NCHEMS)
• National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)
• National Community College Benchmark Project
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
• National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC)
• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
• New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability
• OECD International Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO)
• the e-Assessment Association
• The Research & Planning Group for California Community Colleges
• Tuning Education Structures in Europe
• Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics, Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Disciplinary-sponsored Resources

• American Psychological Association (APA), Guide for learning goals and outcomes for undergraduate major
• Assessment of Specific Skills or Content, from the Assessment Commons
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, Standards, guidelines, and assessment guides for Student Affairs programs and for graduate & professional programs
• Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Ed (NASPA) Assessment & Knowledge Consortium
• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)
• Student Affairs Assessment Leaders
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte Institutional Effectiveness Certificate; new asynchronous, online certificate program.

Accreditation-related Resources

• ABET, program assessment workshops focusing on ABET criterion.
• Accreditation Council for Collegiate Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP), best practices of assessment-related standards (examples)
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Example compliance/noncompliance practices, programs, strategies or procedures reviewed during the accreditation process
• Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), workshops on developing faculty competence and basics of accreditation for new program coordinators
• Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), annual summer “Accreditation and You” workshops
• Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), list of accreditation-related workshops
• Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), business accreditation seminars for those interested in or seeking AACSB accreditation
• Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), workshops and presentations on developing an assessment plan and learning the accreditation process
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), free webinars for those interested in enhancing their understanding of the CCNE accreditation process
• Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB), workshops on preparing for the CSAB accreditation visit
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), workshops and events regarding CACREP accreditation
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), various documents related to student achievement, the assessment process (e.g., standard setting, rubrics), and accreditation
• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology(CAA), list of assessment resources focused on assessing program goals, institutional goals, and student learning outcomes
• Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), select presentations and webinars covering assessment procedures and developing competencies
• Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), scan through resources to view journal articles related to distance learning and assessment
• Higher Learning Commission, Assessment Academy
• National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), guidelines for assessment of undergraduate & graduate programs, and from an interdisciplinary perspective
• National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), guidelines for assessment of undergraduate programs
• National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), guidelines for assessment of undergraduate & graduate programs and community education programs
• National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), guidelines for planning assessment, peer examples of assessment plans, and paper & presentations
• National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), guidelines for assessment of undergraduate & graduate programs
• National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC), accreditation forums & insights, insights on accreditation, and journal articles
• Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Assessment Leadership Academy