LIBRARY

Kindly find below a list of resources available at OIRA, with relevance to our office.

The main categories are:

• BOOKS
• JOURNALS
• AIR PROFESSIONAL FILES
• RESOURCES
• DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT

  BOOKS

1. Balancing Qualitative and Quantitative Information for Effective Decision Support, Richard D. Howard and Kenneth W. Borland Jr., 2001.

2. Effective Reporting , Trudy H. Bers and Jeffrey A. Seybert, 1999.

3. Higher Education as Competitive Enterprise: When Markets Matter, Robert Zemsky, Susan Shaman, & Daniel B. Shapiro, 2001.

4. Institutional Research: Decision Support in Higher Education , Richard D. Howard, 2001.

5. Mail and Internet Surveys: The Tailored Design Method , Don A. Dillman, 2000, 2 ^nd edition.

6. Measuring What Matters: Competency-Based Learning, Models in Higher Education, Richard A. Voorhees, 2001.

7. Questionnaire Survey Research: What Works , Linda A. Suskie, 1996, 2 ^nd edition.

8. The Student Ratings Debate: Are They Valid? How Can We Best Use Them?, Michael Theall, Philip C. Abrami, & Lisa A. Mets, 2001.

9. Knowledge Management: Building a Competitive Advantage in Higher Education, Andreea M. Serban & Jing Luan, No. 113, 2002.

10. Evaluating Faculty Performance , Carol L. Colbeck, No. 114, 2002.

11. The Primer for Institutional Research , William E. Knight, No. 14, 2003.

12. Basic Issues in General Education: A Primer for Planning, ACT, Inc., 2002.

13. College Assessment Planning , ACT, Inc., 2001.

14. Motivating Students for Successful Outcomes Assessment , ACT, Inc., 2001.

15. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research , John C. Smart & William G. Tierney, Vol. XVII, 2002.

16. General Education Assessment For Improvement of Student Academic Achievement :Guidance for Academic Departments and Committee ,James O.Nichols and Karen W.Nichols .

17. The Department Head’s Guide To Assessment Implementation in Administrative  And Educational Support Units, Karen W.Nichols and James O.Nicholos,2000.

18. T he Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness, James O.Nichols and Karen W.Nichols,1991,1995,2000,3rd edition.

19. Assessment Case Studies:Common Issues in Implementation with Various Campus Approaches to Resolution, James O.Nichols, 1995.

20. A Road Map For Improvement Of Student Learning And Support Services Through Assessment , James O. Nichols and Karen W.Nichols, 2005.

21. Effective Teaching in Higher Education : Research and Practice, Raymond P. Perry   and John C. Smart, 1997.

  JOURNALS

   Journal of the Association for Institutional Research: Research in Higher Education

1. Vol. 42, No. 1, 2001.
2. Vol. 42, No. 2, 2001.
3. Vol. 42, No. 3, 2001.
4. Vol. 42, No. 4, 2001.
5. Vol. 42, No. 5, 2001.
6. Vol. 42, No. 6, 2001.
7. Vol. 43, No. 1, 2002.
8. Vol. 43, No. 2, 2002.
9. Vol. 43, No. 3, 2002.
10. Vol. 43, No. 4, 2002.
11. Vol. 44, No. 1, 2003.
12. Vol. 44, No. 2, 2003.
13. Vol. 44, No. 3, 2003.
14. Vol. 44, No. 5, 2003.
15. Vol. 44, No. 6, 2003.
16. Vol. 45, No. 1, 2004.
17. Vol. 45, No. 2, 2004.
18. Vol. 45, No. 3, 2004.

   The Journal of Higher Education

1. Vol. 73, No. 1, January / February 2002.
2. Vol. 73, No. 2, March / April 2002.

   New Directions for Institutional Research

1. Number 116, Winter 2002
2. Number 117, Spring 2003
3. Number 120, Winter 2003
4. Number 121, Spring 2004

  AIR PROFESSIONAL FILES

1. A Comment on Interpreting Odds-Ratios When Logistic Regression Coefficients are negative , Number 81 Fall 2001.
2. Including Transfer-Out Behavior in Retention, Models: Using the NSC Enrollment Search Data , Number 82 Winter, 2002.
3. Finding the 'Start Line' with an Institutional Effectiveness Inventory , Number 84 Summer, 2002

  RESOURCES

1. Center for the Study of Higher Education , The NCTLA Assessment Institute, A three-day program for educators.
2. Measuring Quality: Choosing Among Surveys and other Assessments of College Quality, Victor M.H. Borden and Jody L. Zak Owens, 2001.
3. Transforming Minds and Hearts, Institutional Self-Study , Villanova University, 2001. [Prepared for: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education]

  DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT

   Sources:

1. The NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment, Vol. 1: Definitions & Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing. March 2000
2. The NPEC Sourcebook on Assessment, Vol. 2: Selected Institutions Utilizing Assessment Result. March 2000.
3. Student Outcomes Information for Policy-Making. NCES, Nov. 97.
4. Enhancing the Quality & Use of Student Outcomes Data. NCES, Nov. 97.
5. Best Practices for Data Collectors & Data Providers. NCES, Jan. 99.
6. Student Learning: A Central Focus for Institutions of Higher Education. A Report of Institutional Practices of the Student Learning initiative.

   Presentations & Papers:

1. The Institutional Portfolio: A Performance-Based Model for Assessment of General Education.
2. Making Decisions about Assessment Instruments for Measuring Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Information Literacy, Quantitative Skills and Quantitative Reasoning.
3. The Factor Structure Underlying Perceived College Outcomes.
4. General Education Curriculum Revisions & Assessment at a Research University.
5. Faculty Involvement in Developing & Measuring Student Learning Outcomes.
6. Great Expectations? Assessing Student Outcomes in Developmental Education.
7. Using ACT-CAAP Results with Self-Reported Data to Assess Students’ Growth in College Academic Skills.
8. Combining the National Survey of Student Engagement with Student Portfolio Assessment.