University-wide Assessment
Contact Dr. Jessica Jonson, Director of Institutional Assessment, for more information.
Office of Undergraduate Studies
201 Seaton Hall (0683)
(402) 472-3899
jjonson2@unl.edu
Institutional Resources
ACE Assessment Planning (Initial College Assessment Plans)
Overview of Outcomes Assessment at UNL
Summary of 2007-2008 Undergraduate Learning Outcomes Assessment
On-line Assessment Reporting Database
University-wide Assessment Committee Members 2009
Find your college or unit assessment representative
PEARL Project
Overview of an on-line system supporting program's development and documentation of the assessment process
UNL Outcomes Assessment Guidebook
Resources for completing each step of the assessment process
Potential Models for Assessing Student Learning
Snapshot of how other UNL programs are assessing student learning
Bureau of Sociological Research Website
Works with investigators in the design, implementation, and completion of survey research projects
Survey, Statistics & Psychometrics (SSP) Core Facility Website
Provides a coordinated, comprehensive facility for finding support with methodological and statistical research needs
National Resources
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability (NLA/SLA)
Association for American College & Universities (AAC&U) assessment resources
VALUE Rubrics (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education)
From the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning (pdf)
Internet Resources in Higher Education Outcomes Assessment Website
List of internet links for other institution's assessment programs and a large variety of assessment resources
OpenEd Practices
Rubrics on broad learning outcomes developed at institutions across the country are available for download
National College Portrait Website – This provides access to basic comparable information about student characteristics, costs, student experiences and learning outcomes for public four-year colleges and universities.
Institutional Reports
Institutional Assessment Reports
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Reports
"Making Outcomes Assessment Work for UNL" (presented at UNL Dean's Retreat 10/03/2000)
Links to Higher Learning Commission/North Central Association (HLC/NCA): Expectations for Assessment of Student Learning
Formal position statement on assessment of student learning (see page 3.4-2 of the Handbook of Accreditation, Third Edition):
http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/download/Handbook03.pdf
Criteria for accreditation (see page 3.2-9 for the criterion related to assessment):
http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/download/Handbook03.pdf
The Commission's fundamental questions for student learning and the role of assessment:
http://www.ncahlc.org/download/AssessStuLrngApril.pdf
Publications and Conference Presentations
2007 Annual Meeting of the Higher Learning Commission
Use and Impact of a Quality Enhancement System: A Tale of Two Universities (pdf)
