References and resources to support assessment activities
(Note that many of the links will open a .pdf document or point to an off-site link)

1. Resources from Carleton College

Core Documents

• Carleton College Mission Statement
• Carleton College Student Learning Outcomes
• Carleton Accreditation Self-Study 2009

Other Carleton Resources

• How Can Institutional Research and Assessment Help with Faculty Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Needs? (Institutional Research and Assessment, .pdf of a presentation at the 2009 "Assess We Can!" workshop)
• Carleton Interdisciplinary Science and Math Initiative (funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
• Collaborative Assessment for Liberal Learning (CALL) (A Teagle-funded collaboration between Carleton, St. Olaf, Macalester, and Grinnell)
• Department and Programs Assessment Strategies, by Dan Petra, Learning and Teaching Center Workshop 2008
• Dean of the College Learning Outcomes pages and assessment resources
• Mapping Outcomes to the New Graduation Requirements
• Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching
• Science Education Research Center (SERC)
• Quantitative Inqury, Reasoning, and Knowledge (QuIRK) Initiative
• The Writing Program and the Carleton Writing Portfolio
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2. General External Resources:

Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (Carleton's accrediting body)

• Student Learning, Assessment, and Accreditation (handout--what's expected? how are they connected?)
• HLC's downloadable Handbook of Accreditation (3rd ed.) provides guidelines and best practices

Middle States Commission on Higher Education assessment publications (list of downloadable publications)

Highly recommended:

• Student Learning Assessment:  Options and Resources (2nd Edition, 2007), MSCHE (an excellent introduction to student learning assessment, with many examples. c. 100 pages) (.pdf download)
  
• Examples of Evidence of Student Learning, by MSCHE VP Linda Suskie (one-page handout)

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment, (an extensive collection of references and examples maintained by North Carolina University Office of Planning and Analysis)

American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Assessment Resources

• College Learning for the New Global Century (AA&CU's Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) project)
• New Leadership for Student Learning and Accountability
• Levels of Assessment: From the Student to the Institution
• Resources for General Education
• Liberal Education: Liberal Education and the Disciplines, April 2009 (special issue)

National Institute for Student Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)

• The NILOA Toolkit section contains a good introduction to national surveys, tests, and portfolio approaches to assessment

Wabash Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts

• Wabash National Study of Liberal Art Education (WNSLAE) (Carleton joined the study in 2008-09)

3. Foundations with Interests in Assessment and Student Learning Outcomes:

• The Critical Thinking Community (The Foundation for Critical Thinking)
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• The Lumina Foundation
• The Spencer Foundation
• The Teagle Foundation