Websites about Assessment

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, accrediting agency for colleges, universities, and other organizations of higher learning, provides useful information about assessment.

• North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)
• NCACIHE Assessment Resources
• MCLI's links to NCA and related sites
  maricopa center for learning & instruction

Assessment & Evaluation on the Internet
A heavily annotated list of links compiled by Liselle Drake and Lawrence Rudner at ERIC. It was updated in December, 1997, has links to both higher-ed and K-12 resources, links to various assessment-related email lists, including ASSESS-L, and lets you search for linked pages that contain a specific word or phrase.

The American Association for Higher Education advances the thoughtful practice of assessment aimed at improving the quality of education.

• AAHE Assessment Forum
• AAHE's 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning

Adult Assessment & Accountability Forum
Quarterly journal on assessment issues in higher education; especially, but not exclusively, issues related to nontraditional students/education.

Eric Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
Search thousands of articles on assessment in education.

Education Week – Issues (choose Assessment)
Education Weekly offers a glossary of assessment terms, articles on assessment, professional organizations that have an interest in assessment practices, and assessment resources on the Internet.

Educational Assessment
This site covers everything from defining assessment to explaining conventional and alternative assessment strategies, from explaining how to construct a test item to media selection, and from measurement and evaluation to cognitive psychology.

NPEC Sourcebook of Assessment Information
Definitions and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing