External Resources on the Web

General Websites             

• Center for Assessment and Research - Housed at James Madison University, the Center focuses on providing quality assessment and support to members of its University. Provides templates, resources, and data.             
• Cornell University - Provides a useful glossary of terms and strategies for putting assessment in practice.
• Research and Practice in Assessment – Focus is on the publication of their online journal and providing support to assessment community.              
• UC Berkeley BEAR Center - Provides resources and project summaries on various assessment activities conducted across their campuses.             

Rubrics          

• Carnegie Mellon University - Go here to learn about the benefits of rubrics and how to design them.             
• National Institution for Learning Outcome Assessment - PDF document on assessment at the community college level.             
• University of Colorado (Denver) - Basic information on designing rubrics, but the glossary is worth visiting.              
• Purdue University – Sample of oral presentation rubrics used by their​ science division faculty. 

Organizations

• Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)              
• Association of American Colleges and Universities             
• Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)             
• University of Central Florida ​​​​​​​​​​​​​