Faculty Success Resources: Assessing

Assessing Student Learning:

University of Idaho: Evaluation for Distance Educators
One of several faculty-authored guides, summarizing major points and specific applications of assessment online.

Bakersfield Community College: Assessing Student Learning
A complete tutorial that introduces important assessment concepts and presents specific techniques for community college faculty - many very useful links are also included.

Association of American Colleges and Universities: Assessment Glossary
To demystify the complex issues surrounding assessment, this Peer Review article provides clear definitions and examples from higher education.

Classroom Assessment in a Web-based Instructional Environment: Instructors' Perspective
The authors conducted a study of assessment techniques in a WebCT environment and share their findings.

Assessing Course Design:

EDUCAUSE: Measuring Success: Evaluation Strategies for Distance Education
This article presents an overview of course, program, and outcomes assessment, along with a proposed model for implementing formative and summative techniques.

Assessing Teaching:


Faculty Use of Student Feedback

In a mailed survey to a variety of faculty (ranks) at several colleges, researchers illustrate how faculty use student feedback.

What is Your Teaching Style?
Read about one way (Grasha) to classify teaching styles, discover your own style, and review some instructional design considerations in light of your preferred style.

Teaching Style Survey
Answer some additional questions on this Grasha-based survey to determine the strength of each teaching style in your inventory. Participate in the voluntary research database as well.

Assessing Student Perceptions:

Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration: Measuring Student Perceptions in Web-based Courses
This article focused on adapting the quality standards developed by the Institute for Higher Education Policy to student perception questionnaires.