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Assessment Primer

Definitions:
Nutrition Outcomes Assessment Handbook (American Dietetic Association, P. 1)
National Post secondary Education Assessment Sourcebooks:
Definitions and Assessment Measures for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing

Rationale:
Jack Warner's Industrial Age or Information Age Education?
Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education (System-Wide Outcomes Assessment)

Steps:

Assessment Techniques
Gloria Rogers' Assessment Methods
Barbara Wright's Assessment Methods Closeup

Data Collection:
Washington State University Data Collection Policy

Disciplines:
The Ethical Judgement Requirement in General Education: Templates for Implementation and Assessment of this Distributed Competency, Clemson University: Robert J. Rutland Center for Ethics - Dan Wueste
Philosophy Major General Education Competencies - The Philosophy Major Portfolio
Clemson University: College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities - Dan Wueste

Case Studies:
Good Place Community College Case Study on Assessment

Grading vs. Outcomes Assessment:
Gloria Rogers' Do Grades Make the Grade for Assessment?

Assessment of Reflection Assignments:

Grading Rubric for Reflection Assignments (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Reflection Evaluation Criteria (rubric) (Central Piedmont Community College)
Self Reflection Rubric (Harvard Graduate School of Education)