Center for Faculty Development

Assessment Tools

Concept Maps

• The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them Joseph Novak & Alberto Cañas, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
• Concept Maps for Assessment Entry Point
• Examining Concept Maps As An Assessment Tool, Maria Araceli Ruiz-Primo, Stanford University
• Classroom Assessment Techniques: Concept Mapping

Essays

• Developing Essay Items Park University
• Essay Questions (Online Tutorial) WisTREC (Wisconsin’s Technology Resource for Educating Care Providers)
• Using Essay Assignments to Assess and Develop Critical Thinking Skills IDEA Center

Grading

• Grading: Making it Fair, Time Efficient, Conducive to Learning (Online Tutorial) Center for Teaching and Learning at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Getting More "Teaching" out of "Testing" and "Grading" article from the Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning)

Learning Objectives

• Writing Quality Learning Objectives Park University Faculty Resources
• How to Write Great Learning Objectives Kevin Krause, eLearning Guru
• A Quick Guide to Writing Learning Objectives Don Clark

Performance-Based Assessment

• Performance-Based Assessment Emerging Technologies
• Projects Institute for Interactive Media, University of Technology Sydney
• Performance Assessment University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"

Rubrics

• Rubrics Video Case Stories (Videos) Merlot Elixr video case stories: discipline-specific cases, common issues and general resources
• Creating a Rubric (Online Tutorial) Rubrics are a tool to help you evaluate student performance. They help you clarify expectations about projects while improving learning and grading fairness. Center for Faculty Development, University of Colorado Denver
• The Role of Rubrics in Advancing and Assessing Student Learning Kenneth Wolf & Ellen Stevens, UCD
• Scoring Rubrics: What, When and How? Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines
• Teacher-Created Rubrics for Assessment (Rubric Examples) University of Wisconsin, Stout
• Recommendations for Developing Classroom Performance Assessments and Scoring Rubrics Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines
• Designing Scoring Rubrics for Your Classroom Craig A. Mertler Bowling Green State University
• Student-Centered Assessment Mick LaLopa, Purdue University
• Classroom Assessment Techniques: Scoring Rubrics National Institute for Science Education's College Level One Team, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Rubric Examples (Teamwork, ePortolios, Research Process, Multimedia Projects) University of Wisconsin Stout, School of Education Online Professional Development

Tests

• How to Write Better Tests: A Handbook for Improving Test Construction Skills Indiana University, Bloomington
• Testing Higher Level Skills University of Leeds
• Designing Effective Objective Test Questions Loughborough University
• Multiple Choice Questions University of Technology, Syndey
• Summative Classroom Assessment Park University
• Writing Quality Test Items, True-False, Multiple Choice, Matching, Short Answer, Essay, Creative Alternatives Park University Faculty Resources
• Multiple Choice Tests University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"

More Ideas...

• Attitude Surveys University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"
• Minute Papers University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"
• Mathematical Thinking University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"
• Portfolios University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"
• Weekly Reports University of Wisconsin-Madison's "Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG)"

Online Learning Assessment

Academic Honesty

• Encouraging Academic Honesty in Online Courses Dave Thomas, CU Online, University of Colorado
• Preserving Academic Honesty: Who Cheats and Why, and How to Prevent It Lansing Community College