Assidere Spring 2000: The MCLI Assessment and Evaluation Resources

MCLI Assessment and Evaluation Resources
As part of its mission, MCLI offers expertise, consultation, and resources to the Maricopa communities in support to their efforts to enhance learning through assessment and evaluation. The main purpose of the MCLI A/E Resources is to provide access to useful information related to the assessment and evaluation of teaching and learning processes, programs, and institutions.

In-House Resources
MCLI houses over 400 assessment-related resources.

Assessment Plans
The collection includes assessment plans from some Maricopa colleges and from other institutions of higher education.

Tools
The collection includes samples of commercially-published tests and surveys related to the assessment of student outcomes. They include:

Academic Profile
Accuplacer
Adaptive Style Inventory
ASSET
California Critical Thinking Skills Test
Cornell Critical Thinking Test
Critical Thinking Assessment Test
Cultural Diversity Inventory
Ennis-Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test
ICAT (critical thinking)
Logical Reasoning Sampler Set
Nelson-Denny Reading Test
Problem Solving Style Inventory
Tasks in Critical Thinking
Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

For a complete listing of available tools, visit our Web site.

Books and articles
Our collection of books includes:

Assessment and Program Evaluation by J. Stark and A. Thomas

Assessment Essentials by C. Palomba and T. Banta

Assessment for Excellence by A. Astin

Assessment in Community Colleges: Setting the Standard for Higher Education? By T. Banta

Assessment In Student Affairs by M. L. Upcraft and J. H. Schuh

Behind Outcomes: Contexts and Questions for Assessment by P. Hutchings

Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment by B. Walvoord and V. Anderson

Feedback in the Classroom: Making Assessment Matter by K.P. Cross

Handbook for Multicultural Assessment by L. Suzuki, et. al.

How to Communicate Evaluation Findings by L. Morris, et. al.

Implementing Outcomes Assessment: Promise and Peril by T. Banta

Instructing and Evaluating in Higher Education: A Guide for Planning Learning Outcomes by R. McBeath

Multiple Assessments for Multiple Intelligences by Bellanca, et. al.

Responsive Assessment: A New Way of Thinking About Learning by M. Henning-Stout

Time will Tell: Portfolio-Assisted Assessment of General Education by A. Forrest

Using Assessment to Strengthen General Education by P. Hutchings, et. al.

For a complete listing of books and articles, visit our Web site.

Newsletter
Assessment Update

Journals

AAHE/ERIC Higher Education Research Report

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Journal of Educational Statistics

New Directions for Institutional Research

New Directions for Program Evaluation

If you are interested in being added to the routing list for any of these journals, please contact Shelly Laug at: <shelly.laug@domail.maricopa.edu>

Videos

Critical Thinking: Infusion and Assessment (Video series); Richard Paul - presenter

Tasks in Critical Thinking Workshop; Linda Hays - presenter

Online Resources
MCLI Web site for Assessment and Evaluation:

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ae/

The site is organized in three sections: assessment, institutional effectiveness, and evaluation. Each section offers information specific to the area, tools, links to other web sites, and a current listing of local and national events, as well as a listing/description of the MCLI in-house resources. There are also special focus areas such as critical thinking, problem solving, portfolios, and special NCA papers authored by Dr. Cecilia Lopez.