The following are a great starting point for further research on how to implement assessment in the classroom (on campus or online) and how this information can impact how we evaluate the work we do.
Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series) by Thomas A. Angelo, K. Patricia Cross
http://www.amazon.com/Classroom-Assessment-
Techniques-Handbook-Education/dp/1555425003
From Amazon Reviews: I can't imagine many educators who will not find something to improve their teaching effectiveness in this book. A great advantage is that each technique is presented individually so that you can literally pick and choose and then try them out without having to read extensively to understand the potential for each.
Low Threshold Applications (LTAs)
http://www.tltgroup.org/ltas.htm
A Low Threshold Application (LTA) is a teaching/learning application of information technology that is reliable, accessible, easy to learn, non-intimidating and (incrementally) inexpensive. Each LTA has observable positive consequences, and contributes to important long term changes in teaching and/or learning.
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School (online book) Edited by John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown and Rodney R. Cocking
http://www.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/notice.html
How People Learn is the product of a 2-year project during which 16 individuals, as a committee, evaluated new developments in the science of learning.
Primary Trait Analysis
http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cats/pta.html
This website explores Primary Trait Analysis (PTA) as a way to take what we already do ---record grades--- and translate that process into an assessment device.
Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment by Barbara E. Walvoord, Virginia Johnson Anderson, Thomas A. Angelo
http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/
productCd-0787940305.html
Effective Grading is written for the faculty member who believes the grading process is a valuable measure of student learning. This hands-on guide for evaluating student work offers an in-depth examination of the linkage between teaching and grading.
Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook (JB - Anker Series) by Nancy Van Note Chism, W.J. McKeachie
http://www.amazon.com/Peer-Review-Teaching-Sourcebook- Anker/dp/1933371218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200003383&sr=8-1
This new edition provides examples and suggestions to empower faculty to articulate criteria and standards, perform reviews systematically and thoughtfully, and realize that engaging in peer review is an approachable and worthwhile professional task.
