Assessment in United States higher education has become very important in recent years.
Virtually all colleges and universities are now striving to prove through empirical evidence …

Stakeholders interested in higher education, such as national, regional, and program ac
crediting organizations, define institutional effectiveness as the ability of an institution to …

Written specifically to address the library's role in education, this book provides guidance on
performing assessment at academic institutions that will serve to improve teaching …

In an environment in which libraries need to demonstrate value, illustrating how the library
contributes to student learning is critical. Gathering and analyzing data to tell the library's …

This paper aims to describe how the Florida State University Libraries used assessment
data with other campus partners to gain funding and resources for new initiatives. When …

Although academic libraries have a long tradition of program assessment, in the past the
results have been more meaningful internally than externally. Recent changes in the …

Conducting effective assessment toward evaluating student learning outcomes (SLO) is a
difficult and complex process for all higher education professionals. University-level …

ABSTRACT Using “ready-to-go” assessment tools to gauge student learning outcomes
makes practicing assessment a whole lot easier and less daunting. This article offers one …

Drawn from six years of research, this article describes the Higher Learning Commission's
assessment matrix, provides examples of helpful strategies that institutions have employed …

1. A New Day Is Here; 2. Assessment Plans, Reports, and Guides in Institutions of Higher
Educations; 3. Developing an Assessment Plan for Measuring Student Learning Outcomes; …