Additional Resources

The Teaching Center at Community College of Philadelphia

A faculty driven effort, The Teaching Center offers programming and resources that are responsive to the needs of the faculty and consistent with current trends and best practices in higher education. The TC offers workshops and presentations to increase awareness of current research on learning and pedagogy, including classroom based assessment practices, innovations in technology and teaching, and best practices for addressing the specific needs of our diverse student body. The Center maintains a collection of resource books on pedagogy and assessment. A list of these materials can be viewed at the following link to the Teaching Center’s resources page.

For more information, visit the Teaching Center home page.

National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)

NILOA publishes a series of Occasional Papers on Assessment which are available at their website: http://learningoutcomesassessment.org/Resources.html

Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation (PARE) is an on-line journal supported entirely by volunteer efforts. Its purpose is to provide access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice.

An Assessment Framework For the Community College
Measuring Student Learning and Achievement as a Means of Demonstrating Institutional Effectiveness
This white paper was developed through the collaboration of a dedicated advisory team of community college practitioners and assessment industry experts who worked diligently through meetings, email correspondence, and conference calls to develop the philosophy, content, and structure of the Assessment Framework for the Community College.

Report on Research

Outcomes Assessment of Six Sections of Hybrid BHHS 101 Courses Taught in the Spring of 2010
Aram L. Terzian, D.S.W.