Assessment in Higher Education
Learning Outcomes/Student Learning
Qualitative Assessment/Focus Groups
Accreditation/Accountability
Allen, K. R., Elkins, B., Henning, G. W., Bayless, L. A., & Gordon, T. W. (2013). Accreditation and the role of the student affairs professional. ACPA-College Student Educators International.
Ewell, P. T. (2009, November). Assessment, accountability, and improvement: Revisiting the tension (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 1). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Gaston, P. L. (2013). Higher education accreditation: How it’s changing, why it must. Stylus.
Provezis, S. (2010, October). Regional accreditation and student learning outcomes: Mapping the territory (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 6). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Suskie, L. (2014). Five dimensions of quality: A common sense guide to accreditation and accountability. Jossey-Bass.
Zilberberg, A., Anderson, R. D., Swerdzewski, P. J., Finney, S. J., & Marsh, K. R. (2012, Summer). Growing up with No Child Left Behind: An initial assessment of the understanding of college students’ knowledge of accountability testing. Research and Practice in Assessment, 7, 12-25.
Assessment Skills
ACPA. (2007). ASK standards: Assessment skills and knowledge content standards for student affairs practitioners and scholars. Author.
ACPA, & NASPA. (2010). Professional competency areas for student affairs practitioners. Author.
Timm, D. M., Davis Barham, J., McKinney, J., & Knerr, A. R. (2013). Assessment in practice: A companion guide to the ASK standards. ACPA-College Student Educators International.
Assessment in Student Affairs
Biddix, J. P. (2018). Research methods and applications for student affairs. Jossey-Bass.
Bowman, N. A. (2013, Winter). Understanding and addressing the challenges of assessing college student growth in student affairs. Research and Practice in Assessment, 8, 5-14.
Bresciani, M. J., Moore Gardner, M., Hickmott, J. (2010). Demonstrating Student success: A practical guide to outcomes-based assessment of learning and development in student affairs. Stylus.
Bresciani, M. J., Zelna, C. L., & Anderson, J. A. (2004). Assessing student learning and development: A handbook for practitioners. NASPA.
Culp, M. M., & Dungy, G. J. (Eds.). (2012). Building a culture of evidence in student affairs: A guide for leaders and practitioners. NASPA.
Gerstner, J. J., & Finney, S. J. (2013, Winter). Measuring the implementation fidelity of student affairs programs: A critical component of the outcomes assessment cycle. Research and Practice in Assessment, 8, 15-28.
Henning, G. W., Bentrim, E. M., & Yousey-Elsener, K. (Eds.). (2023). Coordinating student affairs divisional and departmental student affairs assessment (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Henning, G. W., & Roberts, D. M. (2023). Student affairs assessment: Theory to practice (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Keeling, R. (Ed.). (2004). Learning reconsidered. A campus-wide focus on the student experience. NASPA & ACPA.
Keeling, R. (Ed). (2006). Learning reconsidered 2: A practical guide to implementing a campus-wide focus on the student experience. American College Personnel Association, Association of College and Housing Officers—International, Association of College Unions—International, National Academic Advising Association, National Association of Campus Activities, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, & National Intramural—Recreational Sports Association.
Keeling, R. P., Wall, A. F., Underhile, R., & Dungy, G. J. (2008). Assessment reconsidered. International Center for Student Success and Institutional Accountability.
Phillips Bingham, R., Bureau, D., & Garrison Duncan, A. (Eds.). (2015). Leading assessment for student success: Ten tenets that change culture and practice in student affairs. Stylus.
Schuh, J. H. (Ed.). (2013, Summer). Selected contemporary issues in assessment. New Directions in Student Services (no. 142). Jossey-Bass.
Schuh, J. H., & Associates. (2008). Assessment methods for student affairs. Jossey-Bass.
Schuh, J. H., Biddix, J. P., Dean, L. A., & Kinzie, J. (2016). Assessment in student affairs. Jossey-Bass.
Schuh, J. H., Upcraft, M. L., & Associates. (2001). Assessment practice in student affairs: An applications manual. Jossey-Bass.
Student Affairs Leadership Council. (2011). Aligning co-curricular initiatives with learning outcomes: Key challenges facing student affairs leaders. Education Advisory Board.
Upcraft, M. L., & Schuh, J. H. (1996). Assessment in student affairs: a guide for practitioners. Jossey-Bass.
Wise, V. L., & Davenport, Z. R. (2019). Student affairs assessment, evaluation, and research: A guidebook for graduate students and new professionals. Charles C. Thomas Publisher.
Assessment in Higher Education
Banta, T. W., & Associatates. (2002). Building a scholarship of assessment. Jossey-Bass.
Banta, T. W., Jones, E. A., & Black, K. E. (2009). Designing effective assessment: Principles and profiles of good practice. Jossey-Bass.
Banta, T. W., Lund, J. P., Black, K. E., Oblander, F. W. (Eds.). (1996). Assessment in practice: Putting principles to work on college campuses. Jossey-Bass.
Banta, T. W., & Palomba, C. A. (2014). Assessment essentials: Planning, implementing, and improving assessment in higher education (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Blaich, C. F., & Wise, K. S. (2011, January). From gathering to using assessment results: Lessons from the Wabash National Study (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 8). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Cumming, T., & Miller, M. D. (2017). Enhancing assessment in higher education: Putting psychometrics to work. Stylus.
Driscoll, A., Graff, N., Shapiro, D., & Wood, S. (2021). Advancing assessment for student success: Supporting learning by creating connections across assessment, teaching, curriculum, and cocurriculum in collaboration with our colleagues and students. Stylus.
Ewell, P. (2013, January). The Lumina Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP): Implications for Assessment. (Occasional Paper No. 16). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Hersh, R. H., & Keeling, R. P. (2013, February). Changing Institutional Culture to Promote Assessment of Higher Learning. (Occasional Paper No. 17). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Herzog, S., & Bowman, N. A. (Eds.). (2011, Summer). Validity and limitations of college student self-report data. New Directions for Institutional Research (no. 150). Jossey-Bass.
Hundley, S. P., & Keith, C. J. (Eds.). (2024). Trends in assessment: Ideas, opportunities, and issues for higher education (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Kinzie, J., Jankowski, & N., Provezis, S. (2014). Do good assessment practices measure up to the principles of assessment? Assessment Update, 26(3), 1-2, 14-16.
Miller, M. A. (2012, January). From denial to acceptance: The stages of assessment (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 13). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students: A third decade of research. Jossey-Bass.
Walvoord, B. E. (2004). Assessment clear and simple: A practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education. Jossey-Bass.
Benchmarking
Levy, G. D., & Valcik, N. A, (Eds.). (2012, Winter). Benchmarking in institutional research. New Directions for Institutional Research (no. 156). Jossey-Bass.
Equity in Assessment
Bresciani Ludvik, M. (2021). Equity-driven high achievement assessment of student learning and development. NASPA.
Chilisa, B. (2020). Indigenous research methodologies. Sage Publications.
Henning, G. W., Baker, G. R., Jankowski, N., Lundquist, A. E., & Montenegro, E. (Eds.). (2022). Reframing assessment to center equity: Theories, models, and practices. Stylus.
Jankowski, N. A., & Baker, G. R. (2023, July/August). Demanding a space for equity in assessment of student learning. Change, 55(4), 4-10.
Montenegro, E., & Jankowski, N. A. (2020, January). A new decade for assessment: Embedding equity into assessment praxis (Occasional Paper No. 42). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
Wilson, S. (2008). Research is ceremony: Indigenous research methods. Fernwood Publishing.
Zerquera, D., Hernandez, I., & Berumen, J. G. (Eds.). (2018). Assessment and social justice: Pushing through the paradox. New directions for institutional research, No. 177. Wiley.
Learning Outcomes/Student Learning
Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom’s taxonomy of educational objectives. Pearson.
Angelo, T., & Cross, K. (1993). Class assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. Jossey-Bass.
Banta, T. W., Griffin, M., Flateby, T. L., & Kahn, S. (2009, December). Three promising alternatives for assessing college students’ knowledge and skills (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 2). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Bloom, B. S. (1968). Learning for mastery. UCLA: Center for the study of evaluation of instructional programs, (1)2. UCLA.
Brownell, J. E., & Swaner, L. E. (2010). Five high-impact practices: Research on learning outcomes, completion, and quality. Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Collins, K. M., & Roberts, D. M. (Eds.). (2012). Learning is not a sprint: Assessing and documenting student leader learning in cocurricular involvement. NASPA.
Fried, J., & Associates (2012). Transformative learning through engagement: Student affairs practice as experiential pedagogy. Stylus.
Kennedy-Phillips, L. C., Baldasare, A., & Christakis, M. N. (Eds.). (2015). Measuring cocurricular learning: The role of the IR office: New directions for institutional research, number 164. Jossey-Bass.
Kuh, G., Kinzie, J., Schuh, J., & Whitt, E. (2005). Assessing conditions to enhance educational effectiveness: The inventory for student engagement and success. Jossey-Bass.
Lauer, A. J., & Korin, J. R. (2014). Expanding assessment perspectives: The importance of student leadership in student learning outcomes assessment. Assessment Update, 26(1), 1-2, 15-16.
Maki, P. L. (2010). Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution (2nd ed.). Stylus.
Nichols, J. O., & Nichols, K. W. (2005). A road map for improvement of student learning and support services through assessment. Agathon Press
Nunley, C., Bers, T., & Manning, T. (2011, July). Learning outcomes assessment in community colleges (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 10). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Roberts, D. M., & Biddix, J. P. (2021). Frameworks for assessing learning and development outcomes (2nd ed.). Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education.
Schuh, J. H., & Gansemer-Topf, A. M. (2010, December).The role of student affairs in student learning assessment (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 7). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
Stevens, D. D., & Levi, A. J. (2005). Introduction to rubrics: An assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback, and promote student learning. Stylus.
Volkwein, J. F. (2011, September). Gaining ground: The role of institutional research in assessing student outcomes and demonstrating institutional effectiveness (NILOA Occasional Paper No. 11). National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Wehlburg, C. M. (2008). Promoting integrated and transformative assessment: a deeper focus on student learning. Jossey-Bass.
Suskie, L. A. (2009). Assessing student learning: A common sense guide (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Program Review
Bresciani Ludvik, M. J. (2019). Outcomes-based program review: Closing achievement gaps in- and outside the classroom with alignment to prdictive analytics and performance metrics. Stylus.
Bresciani, M. J. (2011, Summer). Identifying barriers in implementing outcomes-based assessments program review: A grounded theory analysis. Research and Practice in Assessment, 6, 5-16.
Bresciani, M. J. (2006). Outcomes-based academic and co-curricular program review. Stylus.
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2019). Professional standards in higher education (10th ed.). Author.
Miller, B. A. (2007). Assessing organizational performance in higher education. Jossey-Bass.
Nolfi, T., & Ruben, B. D. (2010). Assessing and improving student organizations: A guide for students. Stylus.
Nolfi, T., & Ruben, B. D. (2010). Assessing and improving student organizations: Student workbook. Stylus.
Qualitative Assessment/Focus Groups
Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (2000). Handbook of qualitative assessment. Sage Publications.
Krueger, R. A., & Casey, M. A. (2015). Focus groups: A practical guide for applied research (5th ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Lichtman, M. (2006). Qualitative research in education: A user’s guide. Sage Publications.
Merriam, S. B. (2009). Qualitative research: A guide to design and implementation. Jossey-Bass.
Stewart, D. W., Shamdasani, P. N., & Rook, D. W. (2007). Focus groups: Theory and practice (2nd ed.). Sage Publications.
Sharing Results
Dykes, B. (2020). Effective data storytelling: How to drive change with data, narratives, and visuals. Wiley.
Heath, C., & Starr, K. (2022). Making numbers count. Bantam Press.
Jones, B. (2020). Avoiding data pitfalls: How to steer clear of common blunders when working with data and presenting analysis and visualizations. Wiley.
Nussbaumer Knaflic, C. (2015). Storytelling with data: A data visualization guide for business professionals. Wiley.
Nussbaumer Knaflic, C. (2023). Storytelling with you: Plan, create, and deliver a stellar presentation. Wiley.
Sanders, L., & Filkins, J. (2009). Effective reporting. (2nd ed.). Association for Institutional Research.
Schwabish, J. (2021). Better data visualizations: A guide for scholars, researchers, and wonks. Columbia University Press.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2009). Making data meaningful, Part 1: A guide to writing stories about numbers. United Nations.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2009). Making data meaningful, Part 2: A guide to presenting statistics. United Nations.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2011). Making data meaningful, Part 3: A guide to communicating with the media. United Nations.
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. (2012). Making data meaningful, Part 4: A guide to improving statistical literacy. United Nations.
Statistics
Keller, D. K. (2006). The tao of statistics: A path of understanding (with no math). Sage Publications.
Sriram, R. (2017). Student affairs by the numbers: Quantitative research and statistics for professionals. Stylus.
Urdan, T. (2001). Statistics in plain English. Lawrence Erlbaum Association.
Wheelan, C. (2013). Naked statistics: Stripping the dread from the data. W. W. Norton & Company.
Strategic Planning
Bryson, J. M., & Alston, F. K. (2011). Creating your strategic plan: A workbook for public and nonprofit organizations (3rd ed.). Wiley & Sons.
Ellis, S. E. (Ed.). (2010, Winter). Strategic planning in student affairs. New Directions for Student Services (No. 132). Jossey-Bass.
Fogg, C. D. (1994). Team based strategic planning: A complete guide to structuring, facilitating, and implementing the process. American Management Association.
Hinton, K. E. (2022). A practical guide to strategic planning in higher education (2nd ed.). The Society for College and University Planning.
Middaugh, M. F. (2010). Planning and assessment in higher education: Demonstrating institutional effectiveness. Jossey-Bass.
Surveys
Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J. D., & Christian, L. M. (2009). Internet, mail, and mixed-mode surveys: The tailored design method (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Laguilles, J. S., Williams, E. A., & Saunders, D. B. (2011). Can lottery incentives boost we survey response rates? Findings from four experiments. Research in Higher Education, 52(5), 537-553.
Phillips, P. P., Phillips, J. J., & Aaron, B. (2013). Survey basics. American Society for Training and Development.
Porter, S. R. (Ed.). (2004, Spring). Overcoming survey research problems. New Directions for Institutional Research (no. 121). Jossey-Bass.
Rea, L. M., & Parker, R. A. (1997). Designing and conducting survey research (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Singer, E., & Ye, C. (2013). The use and effects of incentives in surveys. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 645(1), 112-141.
Sriram, R. (2014). Five things not to do in developing surveys for assessment in student affairs. NASPA.
Suskie, L. (1996). Questionnaire survey research: What works (2nd ed.). Association for Institutional Research.
Umbach, P. D. (Ed.). (2005). Survey research: Emerging issues. Jossey-Bass.