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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Assessment for the University

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 and Internet Resources

University-wide Assessment Committee Members 2007

Find your college or unit assessment representative

PEARL Projectnewimage

Overview of an on-lne system supporting program's development and documentation of the assessment process

UNL Outcomes Assessment GuidebookNew Icon

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

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

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

 

 

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)