External Guidelines
Assessment Recommendations from SUNY System Administration and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- State University of New York Assessment Initiative Report of the Provost's Advisory Task Force on the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes - PDF version of the full report, including all relevant appendices
- SUNY General Education Assessment Review (GEAR) Group - Summary of GEAR activities as well as many useful resource and reference materials, including downloadable documentation relevant to the assessment of student learning outcomes
- Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation (2014 edition) by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education - Contains standards on accreditation that have a major focus on student learning outcomes assessment
- Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources (pdf) by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education - Resource document that relates the practical daily challenges of assessment to what MSCHE expects from its accredited institutions in the area of student learning outcomes
Other Resources
Higher Education Associations
- American Association for Higher Education (AAHE) Assessment Forum - Conference listings, topical readings, discussion lists, publications, and other on-line resources
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Best Practices in Outcomes Assessment - Descriptions of and links to institutional assessment plans at MSCHE best practice institutions, as well other resources (e.g., assessment definitions, planning, specific tools for assessment, specific skill assessment, etc...)
- Characteristics of Excellence in Higher Education: Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation (2002 edition) by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education - Contains standards on accreditation that have a major focus on student learning outcomes assessment
- Student Learning Assessment: Options and Resources by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education - a PDF file that relates the practical daily challenges of assessment to what MSCHE expects from its accredited institutions in the area of student learning outcomes
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools: Higher Learning Commission - Many assessment resources and links to other accreditation-related web sites