The Assessment Resource Center, Association for the Advancement of Colleges and Schools of Business, International (AACSB)
http://www.aacsb.edu/ARC
This well done WWW site was developed by Dr. Kathryn Martell, Associate Dean of Business, Montclair State University in New Jersey. This resource focus on business, yet it contains exceptional principles for assurance of learning regardless of the academic discipline involved. Resources include instructions for authentic assessment, rubric building, case studies, and examples with links nation wide.
Curriculum Renewal Site of Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/cr/
Mount Royal College has an extraordinary approach to assessment, one that escapes the external mandates of the US and, instead, embraces faculty development.
University of Colorado at Boulder, Undergraduate Outcomes Assessment
http://www.colorado.edu/outcomes/
This data-rich site contains an extraordinarily comprehensive list of on-line reports. Browse to the page and click on "High Education Outcomes Assessments On The Web." The page still bears the stamp of its original designer, Ephraim Schecter, who subsequently moved to North Carolina State University.
North Carolina State University, Outcomes Assessment
http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/
A most excellent and extensive compendium of on-line resources that bears the stamp of Ephraim Schecter. Examine the right hand menu entitled, Planning & Assessment. You have to visit it to believe it.
Montana State University, Student Outcomes Assessment
http://www.montana.edu/~aircj/assess/
This excellent site contains assessment philosophy, plans for the university and for individual academic units, assessment outlines for general education and for departmental majors, annotated links to other assessment sites, and web forms for collecting assessment information.
Virginia Tech, Office of Academic Assessment
http://http://aappc.aap.vt.edu
Here is a remarkable resource that features surveys of several kinds. Numerous links take visitors to an array of examples and programs.
Seton Hall University, Outcomes Assessment
http://www.shu.edu/outcomes/
Seton Hall uses multiple methods of assessment and displays the methods in a table by department. Resources can be accessed through the simple menu at the bottom of the page. The assessment library is worth particular attention.
The American Association of Higher Education
http://www.aahe.org/
The AAHE, based in Washington DC, is a central resource for higher education information. Two ways to access assessment resources are (a) enter "assessment" in the search window and (b) click on "Initiatives" and explore the assessment option.
The National Teaching & Learning Forum
http://www.ntlf.com/
The Forum, which is sponsored by Oryx Press, publishes a monthly newsletter on assessment and related issues. This web site contains material that supplements the newsletter.
ERIC's Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation
SearchERIC
Test Locator
Educational Testing Service Test Locator
Classroom Assessment Technique Tutorial
Item Response Theory
BETSY (automated essay scoring)
Measurement Decision Theory
The huge Educational Resources Information Center's clearinghouse has closed. Excellent remnants remain available, however.
The Annenberg/CPB Project's Website for Learners and Educators
http://www.learner.org
The Annenberg/CPB Project is well known in assessment circles for its support of innovation in
education and assessment.