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Guidelines by Discipline

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Guidelines by Discipline

View assessment guidelines from the disciplinary or accrediting organizations listed below.

For more information on departments or programs in Humanities and Arts, visit the School of Arts and Sciences Departments & Programs page.

Department/Program Association Guidelines and Standards
Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies National Association for African-American Studies & Affiliates Goals

Includes:

  • Promote acquaintanceship
  • Stimulate public interest
  • Further the research course
Art College Arts Association Standards and Guidelines

Documents include:

  • Guidelines for faculty teaching
  • Professional practices for artist
  • Works in new media
Classical & Oriental Studies Society for Classical Studies Demystifying Assessment: How You Can Make Assessment Work for You and Your Students

Includes:

  • What is assessment and how do we do it
  • How you can integrate assessment into what you and your students are already doing
Dance National Dance Education Organization 2014 Core Arts Standards in Dance

Standards from K-Higher Education include:

  • Anchor standards
  • Model Cornerstone Assessments (MCA)
English National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) NCTE Position Statements on Assessments and Teaching

Statements include:

  • Formative assessment that truly informs instruction
  • Writing assessment
  • Principles and practices in electronic portfolios
Film & Media Society for Cinema and Media Studies Teaching Resources

Resources include:

  • General resources and guides
  • Online media journals
  • Technology tutorials
  • Syllabi
German The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

Can-Do Statements help educators:

  • Plan curriculum, units of instruction and daily lessons
  • Improve student performance and research targeted proficiency
Music College Music Society Music and American Higher Education

Introductory essay that offers an overview of music in higher education

  • The past, present and future
  • Music, imagination, and our common life
Philosophy American Philosophical Society Statement on Outcomes Assessment

Outcomes assessment in practice includes:

  • Concerns regarding outcomes assessment
  • Recommendations
  • Links
Religion American Academy of Religion Guide for Reviewing Programs in Religion & Theology

This is a guide for program review that includes:

  • Program goal and definitions
  • Being clear and priorities
  • Requirements
  • Curriculum
Romance Languages The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements

Can-Do Statements help educators:

  • Plan curriculum, units of instruction and daily lessons
  • Improve student performance and research targeted proficiency
Theatre Association for Theatre in Higher Education Theater Learning Assessment Tools

Tools include:

  • ATHE Outcomes Assessment Guidelines
  • Guidelines for Evaluating the Teacher/Performer

For more information on departments or programs in Social Sciences, visit the School of Arts and Sciences Departments & Programs page.

Department/Program Association Guidelines and Standards
Anthropology American Anthropological Association A Review of Undergraduate Learning Outcomes in Anthropology

Evaluation and Assessment Tools

Links to resources include:

  • Cultural Anthropology assessment plan
  • Step by step guides and how-to materials
Asian American Studies Association for Asian American Studies Program Starter Kit

Includes:

  • Asian American Studies information
  • Sample documents for implementation
Economics and Accounting The American Economic Association

American Accounting Association

Formative and Summative Assessment in Economics Principles Courses: Are Applied Exercises Effective?

Includes:

  • Formative assessment and instruction
  • Course details and design
History American Historical Association Criteria for Standards in History/Social Studies/Social Sciences

Standards regarding history include:

  • Emphasis on analytical skills
  • Emphasis on chronology and periodization
  • Balance between major facets in the past
  • Provide systematic global perspective
Human Rights Human Rights Educators USA Higher Education Teaching Resources

Includes:

  • Human rights syllabi for the college classroom
  • Teaching and dissemination of human rights instruments
Jewish Social Studies Association for Jewish Studies History, Mission and Strategic Plan

Includes:

  • Advance research and teaching in Jewish Studies at institutions of higher learning
  • Foster greater understanding of Jewish Studies scholarship among the wider public
Latin American & Caribbean Studies Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
About LASA

Includes:

  • Foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas
  • Access to the Latin American Research Review, the premier U.S.-based journal in Latin American studies
Political Science American Political Science Association Assessment Resources

From Assessment in Political Science 2009:

  • Model assessment
  • Sample assessment reports and programs
Psychology American Psychological Association Assessment Guide for Psychology Teachers

Includes:

  • Designing viable assessment plans
  • Sustaining an assessment culture
Public Policy American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Frequently Requested Documents

Includes:

  • ASPA's 2011-2013 Strategic Plan
  • ASPA's Informational Brochure
Sociology American Sociological Association (ASA) What's Happening in Your Department with Assessment?

Includes:

  • Perspectives of the ASA
Urban Affairs & Planning Urban Affairs Association (UAA)
Strategic Goals of the Urban Affairs Association

Includes:

  • Mission
  • Strategic goals
Women and Gender Studies National Women's Studies Association Questions for a New Century: Women's Studies and Integrative Learning

Includes:

  • Common assessment practices
  • Feminist resistance to assessment
  • The role of students

For more information on departments or programs in Sciences and Mathematics, visit the School of Arts and Sciences Departments & Programs page.

Department/Program Association Guidelines and Standards
Biological Sciences American Institute of Biological Sciences The Influence of Bio2010
Bio2010:

  • Advises academic institutions to evaluate and revise courses and programs
  • Provides pedagogical resources
  • Models curricula for undergraduate biology
Chemistry American Chemical Society (ACS)
ACS Guidelines for Bachelor's Degrees Programs

Includes:

  • Development of student skills in Chemistry curriculum
  • Program self-evaluation
Computer Science Association for Computing Machinery Essential Knowledge Aggregation, Delivery, and Assessment

Includes:

  • Make courses more responsive to real-world changes
  • Make knowledge delivery and assessing less stressful
Geography American Association of Geographers (AAG)

National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)

AAG's Program Quality and Assessment

Project Kaleidoscope's 2002 Report "Characteristics of an Ideal Department" includes:

  • Report and survey

NCGE's A Road Map for 21st Century Geography Education Assessment: Recommendations and Guidelines for Assessment

Includes:

  • Example of a geography assessment framework
Mathematics and Statistics Mathematical Association of America Support Assessment in Undergraduate Math

Includes:

  • 26 case studies offering lessons learned
  • CUPM Guidelines for Assessment of Student Learning

2015 CUPM Curriculum Guide to Majors in the Mathematical Sciences

  • [Page 77] More information on CUPM Assessment Guidelines
CUPM Guidelines for Assessment of Student Learning
CUPM Guidelines for Assessment of Student Learning
Physics and Astronomy American Physical Society Resources for Undergraduate Students and Educators

Includes:

  • Reforming Physics courses
  • Improving undergraduate programs
Medical Lab Sciences The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Guide to ASCLS

Includes:

  • Core values
  • Code of ethics
School National Organization Standards and Guidelines
Silberman School of Social Work Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards

Includes:

  • Competancy assessment rubrics
  • Curriculum matrix
Council on Education for Public Health

Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)

Accreditation Criteria: Public Health Programs

Includes:

  • Assessment procedures

Teach & Research

Includes:

  • Undergraduate learning outcomes model
  • Competency-based education
  • Competency modeling in action
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing American Association of College of Nursing CCNE Standards and Professional Nursing Guidelines

Includes:

  • Examples that meet and do not meet expectations
School of Education National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)

Council of Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Program (CACREP)

 

Unit Standards 2013

Includes:

  • Standard 1: Candidate Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Dispositions

Guidelines on Assessment

Standards

Includes:

  • Knowledge
  • Skills and Practices

Accreditation Manual for Undergraduate Level Rehabilitation Education Programs

Includes:

  • Evaluation procedures
  • Objectives of undergraduate education
Social of Health Professions American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Plans for Assessing Student Achievement

Includes:

  • Identification of learning outcomes
  • Examination of academic and clinical curriculum

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