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Institute Occasional Papers

Miller, M. A. (2012, January). From Denial to Acceptance: The Stages of Assessment (NILOA Occasional Paper No.13). Urbana, IL: University for Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

Margaret A. Miller, editor of Change magazine and a national thought leader in the field of student learning outcomes assessment provides an overview of how the assessment discussion has evolved in the past 30 years.
   
Previously released occasional papers:
 
 

Ewell, P. T. (2009, November). Assessment, accountability, and improvement: Revisiting the tension. (NILOA Occasional Paper No.1). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

  Paper 1 Web Page


 
 

Banta, T. W., Griffin, M., Flateby, T. L., & Kahn, S. (2009, December).Three promising alternatives for assessing college students' knowledge and skills. (NILOA Occasional Paper No.2). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment.

 

 
 

Wellman, J. V. (2010, January). Connecting the dots between learning and resources. (NILOA Occasional Paper No.3). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 


 
 

Hutchings, P. (2010, April). Opening doors to faculty involvement in assessment. (NILOA Occasional Paper No.4). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 

 

 

Swing, R. L. & Coogan, C. S. (2010, May). Valuing assessment: Cost-benefit considerations. (NILOA Occasional Paper No.5). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 



 


 

Provezis, S. (2010, October). Regional Accreditation and Student Learning Outcomes: Mapping the Territory. (NILOA Occasional Paper No.6). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

 


 

 

Schuh, J. H. & Gansemer-Topf, A. M. (2010, December). The Role of Student Affairs in Student Learning Assessment (NILOA Occasional Paper No.7). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 


 

 

Blaich, C. F. & Wise, K. S. (2011, January). From Gathering to Using Assessment Results: Lessons from the Wabash National Study (NILOA Occasional Paper No.8). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 


 
Faculty Unions
 

Gold, L., Rhoades, G., Smith, M. & Kuh, G. (2011, May). What faculty unions say about student learning outcomes assessment (NILOA Occasional Paper No.9). Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

 


 
Community College Cover
 

Nunley, C., Bers, T, & Manning, T. (2011, July). Learning Outcomes Assessment in Community Colleges Community College Title (NILOA Occasional Paper No.10). Urbana, IL: University for Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.

 

 

  Community College Paper
 

Volkwein, J. F. (2011, September). Gaining Ground: The Role of Institutional Research in Assessing Student Outcomes and Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness (NILOA Occasional Paper No.11). Urbana, IL: University for Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 

 
 

Prineas, M. & Cini, M. (2011, October). Assessing Learning in Online Education: The Role of Technology in Improving Student Outcomes (NILOA Occasional Paper No.12). Urbana, IL: University for Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment.
 

 

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The following papers will soon be released:

This Fall 2011 you can look forward to the following topic being addressed in a NILOA Occasional Paper:

Megan Oakleaf and Debra Gilchrist:Student Learning Assessment and the Academic Library

Thomas Angelo: Making Assessment Matter: Practical, Research-based Guidelines to Ensure Assessment Results are Useful and Used



 

NILOA Occasional Papers are commissioned to examine contemporary issues and to inform the academic community of the current state-of-the art of assessing learning outcomes in American higher education.  The papers are written for a general audience in order to provide comprehensive, accurate information about how institutions and other organizations can become more proficient at assessing and reporting student learning outcomes for the purposes of improving student learning and responsibly fulfilling expectations for transparency and accountability to policy makers and other external audiences.