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Assessment of Student Needs

University of Washington TRIO Training Resources

 

Needs Assessment and Monitoring
Federal regulations for project needs assessment and monitoring. Presented by Deltha Q. Colvin and Paula J. Martin at the TRIO Training in St. Charles, IL, May 7, 2007.

Student Needs Assessment Tools
Get an overview of the types of student needs assessments used in TRIO programs, with links to a number of online resources and examples. Presented by Deltha Q. Colvin and Paula J. Martin at the TRIO Training in St. Charles, IL, May 7, 2007.

Student Needs Assessment Wizard Demo
This database wizard provides a quick and easy way to record and document the needs of your students and the results of assessments taken within your program. Presented by Mike Moser at the TRIO Training in St. Charles, IL, May 7, 2007.

 


Assessment Tools used in TRIO Programs
Trainees at the University of Washington TRIO Trainings have reported using the following student assessment tools.

Assessment Resources

ED.gov: Student Assessment
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/assess/resources/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln
Recommended links on student assessment.

Educause: Assessment & Evaluation
http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/Assessment+and+Evaluation
"The EDUCAUSE Resource Center is a repository for information concerning use and management of information technology (IT) in higher education. It aggregates content submitted by EDUCAUSE, ECAR, Net@EDU, ELI, and our members. Resources include articles, books, conference sessions, contracts, effective practices, plans, policies, position descriptions and blog content."

National Center for Education Rates
http://nces.ed.gov/
"The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education."

  • The Nation's Report Card
    http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
    "The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as 'the Nation's Report Card,' is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts."

Authentic Assessment Toolbox
http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/
This is an excellent site that introduces authentic assessment as well as provides steps to authentic assessment. Within the site you will find the following chapters: What is it? Why do it? How Do you Dot it? Standards, Tasks, Rubrics, Portfolios, Examples, Glossary, and Workshops.

Constructive Feedback Characteristics
http://cte.udel.edu/insthandouts.htm
Simple instruction on how to give constructive feedback, whether it is for students' work, student behavior, or developing team work within your staff.

Microsoft Excel: Templates (Grade books, etc)
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/
Great resource for templates for many needs, including math templates for instruction.

Rubrics for Teachers
http://www.rubrics4teachers.com/
Wow! This site gives instructors everything they need to know about rubrics (for many disciplines, how to's, samples, etc) AND it includes a comprehensive archive of rubric links.

Rubrics for Web Lessons
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/rubrics/weblessons.htm
A very complete overview of rubrics: Authentic assessment, Resources, Examples, Guidelines, Exercises, Further Exploration, Software, and Books.

RubiStar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
"RubiStar is a free tool to help a teacher make quality rubrics. Create rubrics for your project-based learning activity."

Testing Resources

ACT (ACT, ASSET, COMPASS/ESL)
http://www.act.org/
"ACT provides educational and career planning for students and teachers at every level."

The Career Key - Career Planning Test
 http://www.careerkey.org/
"The Career Key is a free service to help you with career choices, career changes, and career planning, job search, and choosing a college major or training program."

College Board
 http://www.collegeboard.com/
AP, CLEP, SAT, and PSAT test information.

General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service
 http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GEDTS
GED test information.

GRE
http://www.gre.org/
"Whether you are a student planning to take a GRE test, a faculty member using GRE scores, or if you are simply interested in research on the GRE tests, this site contains all the information you will need."

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
http://www.kaptest.com/
Test prep, admissions counseling, and career exploration.

LSAT
 http://www.lsat.org/
Sign up for the LSAT, take a practice test, and learn more about Law school through the Law School Admissions Council Web site.

MAPP Career Assessment - Free Trial for TRIO
 http://student.assessment.com/TRIO/
"Motivational MAPPT, Appraisal of Personal Potential, is available for all TRiO Programs to use as a career assessment tool to help students identify their motivations toward work and learning."

Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
 http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/
"The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, and writing skills in addition to the examinee's knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine."

The Myers & Briggs Foundation
http://www.myersbriggs.org/
"The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people’s lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment."

 

The Princeton Review
http://princetonreview.com/
Test Prep, career exploration, and help with college and university admissions.

TOEFL
 http://www.ets.org/toefl/
"ETS offers a broad range of assessment and learning tools to help evaluate and build the English language skills of students, employees, or individuals, and prepare them for the real-life academic or business environments that await them."

TRIO 2008