Tool Kit
In this section of the website, we provide information on commonly used tools that university and colleges use for assessment. Note that this tool kit includes only instruments that measure learning such as tests, surveys, portfolios, and curriculum mapping. To find additional information about these tools and other resources that may help with the assessment process, please go to the Measuring Quality Inventory, a resource created as part of a joint partnership with ACE, AIR and NILOA.
Under tests, you will find a list of most common national tests. In the surveys section, you will find a list of national surveys along with a brief description of the survey. In the portfolios page, you will find research and examples of portfolios. Curriculum mapping is one assessment tool for program level assessment. Recently added are the benchmarking section that gives literature, description, and additional resources for this practice. In addition, we have also been working on assessment briefs, which are commissioned pieces on assessment for specific audiences.
If you would like more information about practices and uses of these tests and how other institutions are implementing assessments, please check out the Resources tab.