Suggested Readings

Books & Book Chapters

 

Anderson, L. W., & Krathwohl, D. R. (Eds.). (2001). A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Anthony, B. T. (1996). Assessing writing through common examinations and student portfolios. In T. W. Banta, J. P. Lund, K. E. Black, & F. W. Oblander (Eds), Assessment in practice (213-215). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Belanoff, P., & Dickson, M. (1991). Portfolios: Process and product. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers.

Black, L. B. (1993). Portfolio assessment. In T. Banta, et al. (Eds.), Making a difference: Outcomes of a decade of assessment in higher education (pp. 139-150). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Converse, J. M., & Pressler, S. (1986). Survey questions: Handcrafting the standardized questionnaire. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Publications.

Dyke, J. V., & Williams, G. W. (1996). Involving graduates and employers in assessment of a technology program. . In T. W. Banta, J. P. Lund, K. E. Black, & F. W. Oblander (Eds.), Assessment in practice (pp. 99-101). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass publishers.

Ewell, P. (1983). Student outcomes questionnaires: An implementation handbook. New York: National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and the College Board.

Gronlund, N. E. (2006). Assessment of student achievement (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Huba, M. E., & Freed, J. E. (2000). Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning. Needham Heights, MA: Pearson.

Jones, C. G. (1996). The portfolio as a course assessment tool. In T. W. Banta, J. P. Lund, K. E. Black, & F. W. Oblander (Eds.), Assessment in practice (pp. 285-287). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass publishers.

Julian, F. D. (1996). The capstone course as an outcomes tests for majors. In T. W. Banta, J. P. Lund, K. E. Black, & F. W. Oblander (Eds.), Assessment in practice (pp. 79-81). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass publishers.

Kubiszyn, T., & Borich, G. (1984). Educational testing and measurement: A guide for writing and evaluating test items. Minneapolis, MN: Burgess Publishing Co.

Lenning, O. (??). use of cognitive measures in assessment. In T. W. Banta (Ed.), Implementing outcomes assessment: Promise and perils (pp. 41-52). New Directions for Institutional Research, 59. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Muffo, J. A., & Bunda, M. A. (1993). Attitude and opinion data. In R. Banta, et al. (Eds.), Making a difference: Outcomes of a decade of assessment in higher education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Osterlind, S. (1989). Constructing test items. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Press.

Pophan, W. J. (1974). Selecting objectives and generating test items for objectives-based tests. In C. Harris, M. Alkins, & W. J. Popham (Eds.), Problems in criterion-referenced measurement. University of California, LA: Center for the Study of Evaluation.

Priestley, M. (1992). Performance assessment in education and training: Alternative techniques. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publishers.

Reynolds, C. R., Livingston, R. B., & Willson, V. (2006). Measurement and assessment in education. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Riess, R. D., & Muffo, J. A. (1996). Exit interviews in mathematics. In T. W. Banta, J. P. Lund, K. E. Black, & F. W. Oblander (Eds.), Assessment in practice (pp. 129-131). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass publishers.

Staik, I. M., & Rogers, J. S. (1996). Listening to your students. . In T. W. Banta, J. P. Lund, K. E. Black, & F. W. Oblander (Eds.), Assessment in practice (pp. 132-134). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass publishers.

Upcraft, M. L., Gardner, J. N., & Associates. (1989). The freshman year experience: Helping students survive and succeed in college. San Fancisco: Jossey-Bass.

Walvoord, B. E., & Anderson, V. J. (1998). Effective grading: A tool for learning and assessment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Training assessment - Kirkpatrick's four levels

Obviously, the list needs to be updated periodically. If you find any good article or book that will help understand/improve assessment, please send the information to Janine Hicks, Director of the USF Institutional Research. Your suggestions are welcome, too.