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Developing and Assessing Students' Skills, Knowledge, and
Values
| Information Literacy |
| The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) defines information literacy as "a set of abilities requiring individuals to 'recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.'" ACRL developed a set of standards that can be used for assessing student achievement in information literacy. |
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Resources from the Association of College and Research Librarians
(ACRL) Introduction to Information Literacy Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (html) (pdf) Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline |
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Online Tutorials on Information Literacy Florida Atlantic University: Library Online Tutorial James Madison University: Carrier Library's Go for the Gold University of Texas System: Texas Information Literacy Tutorial U.S. Department of the Navy Information Literacy Toolkit |
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Assessments of Information Literacy National Postsecondary Education Cooperative: Sourcebook on Assessment (in press) Educational Testing Services: Information & Communication Technology Literacy Assessment ETS presentation on the ICT Literacy Assessment |
| Sonoma State University Critical Thinking Consortium |
| California State University's Information Competence Project |
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Discipline Specific Resources on Information Literacy (gathered by The Five Colleges of Ohio via a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) African American Studies - American History - American Studies - Anthropology - Art History - Asian Languages - Asian Studies - Biology - Chemistry - Education - English - Environmental Studies - First Year Studies - French - Geography - Geology - History - Legal Studies - Music - Philosophy - Physics - Political Science - Psychology - Religion - Science - Sociology - Spanish |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Technology/Information |
| Reading |
| Resources in applying Critical Thinking to Reading |
| National Council of Teachers of English: Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing |
| ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency: Reading |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Literature and Popular Culture |
| Speaking |
| In 1996, the National Communication Association (NCA) drafted the following: |
| NCA Policy Platform Statement: Role of Communication Courses in General Education |
| Allegheny College's (PA) Speech Center provides recommendations for classroom exercises involving mini-speeches, student-led discussions, and various types of speaking assignments (e.g., description, explanation, persuasion). Link to Allegheny College Speech Center site |
| CSU Monterey Bay: English Communication |
| Technology |
| he TLT Group (Teaching, Learning, and Technology) adapted a report on "Seven Principles for Good Practices in Undergraduate Education" (Chickering & Gamson, 1986, AAHE Bulletin) to demonstrate how technology may be used to support these practices. The seven principles are listed below with links to the TLT Group Web site that provides a library of resources for incorporating technology for each practice. Read also "Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever" (Chickering & Ehrmann, 1996, AAHE Bulletin) and an introduction that describes the library. |
| Good Practice 1: Encourage contact between students and faculty |
| Good Practice 2: Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students |
| Good Practice 3: Encourage active learning |
| Good Practice 4: Give prompt feedback |
| Good Practice 5: Emphasize time on task |
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Good Practice 6: Communicate high expectations |
| Good Practice 7: Respect diverse talents and ways of learning |
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CSU Monterey Bay: Technology/Information |
| George Mason University: Education and Technology Resources |
| Middle Tennessee State University: Classroom Assessment Techniques to assess technology skills |
| Portland State University: Using technology to conduct Classroom Assessment Techniques |
| Quantitative Skills |
| Darthmouth College: Chance |
| Association of Teachers of Mathematics (United Kingdom): Statistical literacy |
| Mathematical Association of America: Quantitative Literacy |
| Mathematics and Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy |
| Visual/Graphic Communication |
| CSU Monterey Bay: English Communication |
| Web skills |
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The WebQuest Page To view college examples from several disciplines, click Portal and then click the links to Top, Middling, or New. |
| Writing |
| Council of Writing Program Administrators and their Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition |
| National Council of Teachers of English and their Writing Assessment Position Statement |
| ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency: Writing Skills Test and Writing Essay Test |
| National Postsecondary Education Cooperative:
NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment Definitions and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing |
| Intelligent Essay Assessor (Automatic scoring of essay content) |
| Carleton College: Sophomore Writing Portolio |
| CSU Monterey Bay: English Communication |
| Colorado State University: Writing Center and The Writing Studio |
| Eastern Illinois University: Electronic Writing Portfolio |
| George Mason University: Assessment of Writing Across the Curriculum |
| University of South Florida: Cognitive Level and Quality Writing Assessment Instrument |
| Academic Writing (online journal of communication across the curiculum) |
| Journal of Writing Assessment, Hampton Press, Creskill, NJ (no URL is available) |
| Critical Thinking |
| Integrating Critical Thinking Skills into the Classroom (Biology examples; Links to other sites) |
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Insight Assessment Critical thinking: A statement of expert consensus... (Facione, 1990) Helpful reports, teaching tips, free tools and things to download Critical Thinking and Reasoning Skills Tests Motivation, Disposition, and Attribute Tools |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: Critical Thinking (online workshop) |
| Critical Thinking Consortium |
| National Postsecondary Education Cooperative: NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment Definitions and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing |
| Washington State University's Critical Thinking Project |
| ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency: Critical Thinking |
| ERIC Digest articles on Critical
Thinking in the Disciplines Critical Thinking in College English Studies Curriculum Reform in the Professions: Preparing Students for a Changing World (Accounting, Nursing, Teacher Education) Teaching Critical Reading Through Literature |
| Creative Thinking |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Creative and Artistic Expression |
| Discipline-specific knowledge |
| ACT's Collegiate
Assessment of Academic Proficiency Reading Writing Skills Writing Essay Mathematics Science Critical Thinking |
| Assessment Resource Center's
College BASE English Mathematics Science Social Studies |
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ETS's
Academic Profile |
| Setting Passing Standards on Tests |
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The metric of medical education: Setting standards on educational tests John J. Norcini |
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Frequently Asked
Questions about Licensing Exams: Setting a passing score/Angoff
ratings Eric Werner |
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comparison of cut scores using multiple standard setting methods James C. Impara and Barbara S. Plake |
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Setting passing standards for employment tests presented at 1999 Mid-Atlantic Personnel Assessment Consortium |
| History |
| CSU Monterey Bay: History |
| Mathematics |
| ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency: Mathematics |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Mathematics Communication |
| Science |
| ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency: Science |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Science |
| Culture/Diversity |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Culture and Equity |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Language |
| Ethics and Values |
| American Psychological Association: Service Learning and Civic Engagement |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Community Participation |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Democratic Participation |
| CSU Monterey Bay: Ethics |
| Student Attitudes/Motivation |
| College Student Experiences Questionnaire |
| National Survey of Student Engagement |
| Faculty Survey of Student Engagement |
| Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Assessment |
| Update: December 2006 |