Office of Academic Assessment

Assessment Resources

• Assessment Process

• What is Assessment
• Handbook of Assessment Process
• Assessment & Accreditation
• Dept Assessment Form (ASLP) for USM accreditation

• Assessment of Student Learning and Campus Workshops

• Assessment Workshop-Resources & Articles (2016) 
• Faculty Presentations on Assessment:
• Understanding Proficiency-Based Grading (2016)
• Reflective Assessment for the College Student (2016)
• Assessing Student Learning Outcomes (2016)
• Assessment Workshop Materials-Resource Handbook (2015)
• Student Affairs Assessment-Resource Handbook (2015)

 

• USM Assessment Tools:  A List of the Survey Instruments Used at USM

• Alumni Surveys

• Graduating Senior Survey
• Campus-wide Alumni Survey
• Honors Program Alumni Survey 
• Computer Science Alumni Survey
• Computer Science Recent Graduate Survey
• Computer Science Supervisor Survey
• GYA Program Alumni Survey
• GYA External Partners Survey
• Engineering Department Alumni Survey
• English Department Alumni Survey
• Technology Alumni Survey

• Community Engagement Surveys
• Faculty Involvement Survey
• End of Course-Service Learning Survey
• LAC Community Engagement Learning Survey (HRD/SBS 200)

• Focus Group Sessions
• Core Curriculum Focus Group Questions
• Transfer Student - Focus Group Questions

• Faculty and External Partners Surveys
• Campus Ventures-Faculty Survey
• Campus Ventures-External Partners Survey
• Diversity Faculty Survey
• Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE Survey)

• Student Surveys
• Advising Survey for Undergraduate Students
• Advising Survey for Graduate Students
• CAS Climate Survey
• Campus Ventures-Student Survey
• COR 101 Course Assessment Survey
• Course Assessment Survey
• Course Survey Mid-Semester
• Department Assessment-Student Survey
• Diversity Student Survey
• End of Course Assessment
• EYE Assessment - Student Questionnaire-2010
• FRS 180 Course Questionnaire
• Honors Program-Course Assessment Survey
• LAC Writing Center Survey
• Mid-Course Assessment
• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE Survey)
• Non-Matriculated Student Survey
• RSP Freshmen Survey and RSP Senior Survey
• Strengths Program-Student Survey
• Student Preference Survey

• Miscellaneous Tools

• ENG Writing Rubric
• Learner Preference Scale for the Classroom
• Program Assessment Inventory for Department Heads
• Standard Electronic Course Evaluation: USM Green Form

•  Other Assessment Information:  A List of Resources for Faculty/Departments

• Assessing Quality of Learning Outcomes-Rubric
• Assessing Your Program-Level Assessment Plan
• Assessment Terminology
• Assessment Worksheet for Depts
• Assignment Library
• Bibliography for Assessment
• Bloom's Taxonomy
• Course Feedback Tool: Student Assessment of Their Learning Gains (SALG)
• Creating and Using Rubrics
• Curriculum Map Template
• Curriculum Map SLO's Example
• Curriculum Map Embedded Assignments Example
• Degree Qualification Profile
• Direct and Indirect Assessment
• Direct and Indirect Assessment-Strategies for Assessing Learning
• Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE)
• General Education Assessment Guide
• Insight Assessment Newsletter
• Internet Resources of Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
• Inventory of Higher Education Assessment Instruments
• Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE)
• Learning and Development Outcomes-Higher Education Standards
• Learning Outcomes Assessment-Planning Guide
• Measuring Quality: Choosing Among Surveys and Other Assessments of College Quality
• National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment Newsletter
• National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
• Objectives and Outcomes Guidelines
• Online Course Evaluations - Bibliography
• Online Learning - How to Assess
• Preparing an Assessment Plan-Visual Summary Example
• Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
• Rubric Grading and Examples
• Strategies for meeting regional accreditation
• Student Ratings: Myth vs Research Evidence
• Student Ratings Offer Useful Input to Teacher Evaluation
• What faculty need to know about assessment