Assessment resources
A page within Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning (IRAP)
Assessment Resources
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Instructor assessment of student learning is an important activity. There are resources available to assist instructors with this work. These are shared below with additional information about assessment focused academic organizations, conferences, and publications also posted. If there are any questions you have or additional needs please contact Dr. Patrick Barlow, University Assessment Coordinator.
Resources for Conducting Assessment
Assessment Review and Support
Campus Committees and Support for Assessment
Multiple campus committees and resources are involved in assessment at UW-La Crosse. These groups are identified below along with links for additional information.
University Program Assessment Committee (UPAC)
The UPAC is charged with review of program level assessment work for academic departments primarily within the Colleges of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities as well as Science & Health. See the UPAC webpage for additional information. Members of the committee are available for consultation to departments. 2025-26 UPAC Chair, Megan Litster (mlitster@uwlax.edu).
Assurance of Learning Committee (CBA)
The AOLC is charged with review of assessment within the College of Business Administration. See this Committee webpage for additional information. 2025-2026 AOL Chair, Anup Menon Nandialath (anandialath@uwlax.edu)
General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC)
The GEAC is charged with coordinating the assessment of the general education program under the policies approved by the General Education Committee. See this GEAC webpage for more information. 2025-2026 GEAC Chair, Tom Jesse (tjesse@uwlax.edu)
Assessment Consultants
Patrick Barlow, PhD, University Assessment Coordinator, Institutional Research, Assessment, & Planning Office is available for course or program level assessment support.
Katie Hosely-Frieden, School of Education Assessment Coordinator, is available for assistance to School of Education programs.
Assessment Needs Specific to Promotion & Tenure
For Faculty and IAS who are looking for specific guidance on how to use assessment in their promotion and tenure review processes the Provost Office maintains a webpage of examples and guidance documents.
The Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning also has organized information related to their series of workshops on documenting teaching improvement. Those resource are located on this webpage.
Faculty Assistant to the Provost, Dr. Ronda Leahy is available for faculty specific questions and IAS Liaison, Dr. Ryan Friesen, is available for questions specific to IAS progression questions.
Assessment Toolkit
Assessment Related Organizations, Conferences, Publications
The following organizations, conferences, and sources of publications are useful aids to your assessment work. Please check them for additional information.
Organizations:
- Association for Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE): Resource for faculty including Assess listserv, Assessment Commons, and Intersection (emagazine published quarterly) to help spread examples of meaningful assessment.
- Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U): primary resource for issues related to liberal arts/general education including assessment. Home for the VALUE rubrics and information on Liberal Education for America's Promise (LEAP) initiatives and Inclusive Excellence.
Conferences:
AAC&U Conference on Learning and Student Success held in Spring annually.
Assessment Institute IUPUI held annually in October, spans all kinds of assessment needs.
Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum has special tracks on assessment.
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA): holds annual meeting with sessions on assessment. There is also a knowledge community within NASPA that is oriented to Assessment and Evaluation.
Publications:
A short list of assessment related journals and other publications.
Inside HigherEd Learning & Assessment Items (Ezine that contains Inside HigherEd articles with a focus on assessment topics.)
Assessment Update (Quarterly Newsletter, includes many examples specific assessment projects used in other institutions.)
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability (International journal focused on advancing knowledge in assessment, evaluation, and accountability across all educational fields.)
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education (International, peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers and reports on all aspects of assessment and evaluation within higher education with a purpose to advance understanding of assessment and evaluation practices and processes.)
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy, & Practice (International in focus and with contributions from a wide range of assessment systems and cultures, the journal publishes both theoretical and empirical scholarship that directly advances assessment theory, policy, and/or practice across formal education contexts. )
