Assessment Resources

There is a growing emphasis on the assessment of higher education civic engagement. Finding effective and practical approaches to assessment can seem overwhelming. Assessment can include examining the impact on institutions, communities, students, faculty and partnerships. Where do you start? What are the priorities?

Featured Books:

• Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques (2001)
• Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (2002)
• Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource
• Measure of Service Learning, (The): Research Scales to Assess Student Experiences

Bibliographies of Resources:

• Assessment, Evaluation, and Performance Measurement: Selected Resources
• Service Learning Clearinghouse Evaluation and Assessment Resources
• Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education

Assessment Tools for:

• General
  • Creating a Culture of Collaboration: Collecting Community Engagement Data (2012)
  • Educators’ Guide to Service-Learning Program Evaluation (2001)
  • Measure of Service Learning: Research Scales to Assess Student Experiences (2004)
  • Measurement Tools for Evaluating Out-of-School Time Programs: An Evaluation Resource (2008)
  • Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques (2001)
  • Advancing Civic Engagement through Strategic Assessment
• Partnership
  • Methods and Strategies for Community Partner Assessment (2001)
  • Community Partner Midpoint Evaluation of Service-Learning Project
  • Community Partner Evaluation of Service-Learning Project
  • The Promise of Partnerships (2005)
• Faculty
  • Methods and Strategies for Faculty Assessment and Reflection (2001)
• Students
  • Service-Learning Outcomes Pre-Assessment (1995) - (PDF)
  • Service-Learning Outcomes Post-Assessment (1995) - (PDF)
  • Methods and Strategies for Student Assessment (2001)
  • CBR Student Learning Outcomes Survey (2011) - PDF
  • Community Service Attitudes Scale: A Pre-Survey for Students Participating in Service-Learning Projects
  • Community Service Attitudes Scale: A Post-Survey for Students Participating in Service-Learning Projects
  • Service-Learning Student Post Assessment
• Institutions
  • Methods and Strategies for Institutional Assessment (2001)

Planning and Development:

• Development of a National Survey to Assess (2011) - PDF
• Development and Construct Validity of Scores on the Community Service Attitudes Scale (2000)
• Tools and Methods for Evaluating Service-Learning in Higher Education (2009)
• AACU Student Learning Rubric
• Assessment Rubric for the Sustainability of High Quality Service-Learning – Toolkit (2006)
• Shumer’s Self-Assessment for Service Learning (2000)
• Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods (2002)
• Looking In Reaching Out (2010)
• Benchmarks for Campus/Community Partnerships (2000)

Reflection:

• Service-Learning Outcomes, Reflection, and Assessment
• Rubric to Assess Service-Learning Reflection Papers

Campus Compact Assessment Resources:

• Campus Compact – Assessment Resources