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Community Colleges
Bakersfield Community College
has published many materials that are informative and useful. SLO guru
Janet Fulks and other colleagues have developed these hands-on materials
that bring light to the issues and assist with understanding and
implementing the SLOAC process.
Cascadia Community College in Bothell, Washington is pioneering an
outcomes-based approach to curriculum. You can
see the learning outcomes that are the organizing
principle of their curriculum and faculty.
Sinclair Community College
in Dayton, Ohio is one of only 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges in the U.S.
and Canada, named for their outstanding record of achievement in
learning-centered education.
Four-year Undergraduate Assessment Programs
Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment
The California State University system assessment program. It
contains examples of campus assessment activities.
On January 28, 1998, the CSU Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed
the Cornerstones Report The Urban Universities Portfolio Project: Assuring Quality for
Multiple Publics is a national
initiative aimed at developing a new medium, the institutional
portfolio, for communicating about the work and effectiveness of urban
public higher education.
Bibliographies and Links
Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment An extensive list of Internet resources, including handbooks and college
Web pages, provided by North Carolina State University.
The
Brigham Young University
Planning and Assessment site provides a number of sources on
education-related issues.
Also see the
Brigham Young Center for Teaching and Learning site.
Other Sites of Interest
Measuring Up 2000: The State-by-State Report Card for Higher
Education. Sponsored by The National Center for Public
Policy and Higher Education, this "report card" gives interesting
comparative information on how the states are performing. The
comparisons on Learning are especially instructive. There are also
some interesting background articles.
National Survey of Student Engagement: The College Student
Report. While the whole report isn't on the Web, the
design of the report and the examples offered are interesting and
instructive.
U.S. Department of Education
American Association of Community
Colleges (AACC)
American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation (AAHEA)
Alverno College A Four-Year Liberal Arts
College for Women
Reflections on Learning
Institutional Effectiveness Associates (IEA) is a firm offering seminars/ workshops and consulting services
regarding institutional effectiveness or student/educational outcomes
assessment to two and four year institutions of higher learning in the
United States.
The Center for Student Success (CSS) identifies and disseminates
effective practices in California’s community colleges. This web site
provides you with access to the CSS’s findings, and features successful
practices developed by community college practitioners in six knowledge
areas:
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Student Success: From
basic skills to transfer – tools and strategies to improve student
success
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Diversity: From
internships to curriculum integration -- case studies from colleges
around the state
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Teaching & Pedagogy:
From active learning to use of internet resources – tools and strategies
to improve student engagement and learning
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Learning Assessment:
From basic skills to student development -- tools and strategies on how
to assess student learning
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Planning: From program
to Education Master Planning – tools and strategies on planning
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Evaluation: From
curriculum to program evaluation – tools and strategies on evaluation
The Chancellor’s Office and the Chancellor’s Office
“queryable” datamart allows users to access and college
information on all of the California Community Colleges. Examples
of information that a user can access from this website include: student
demographics, course retention and success rates, and count of degrees
and certificates awarded.
The California Assessment Institute
website includes resources and references regarding learning
assessment.
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