CSU Sponsored Sociology Assessment Workshop

Pre-workshop Readings:

A number of items were sent out to the participants to read before the workshop:

1. Stephen Sharkey and William S. Johnson. 1992. Assessing Undergraduate Learning in Sociology (200 pages) (Washington, D.C., American Sociological Association).
2. Pamela Irving Jackson, Roger D. Clark, Thomas W. Ramsbey, Rachel D. Filinson. Unpublished manuscript. "Assessment and Engagement in Learning and Teaching.
3. Andrew T. Nilsson. 1995. "A Survey of Sociology Curriculum in Connecticut," in Teaching Sociology, Vol. 23 (January 35-38).
4. Craig M. Eckert, Douglas J. Bowler, Abby J. Kinkle, Krista S. Stiff, Andrew R. Davis. 1997. "Students’ Knowledge and Faculty Members’ Expectations: The Case for Classroom Assessment," in Teaching Sociology, Vol. 25 (April: 150-159).
5. David J. Hartmann. 1992. "Program Assessment in Sociology: The Case for the Bachelor’s Paper," in Teaching Sociology, Vol. 20 (April: 125-128).
6. Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 1992. "Part I: The Approach of the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges," in WASC’s Achieving Institutional Effectiveness Through Assessment: A Recource Manual to Support WASC Institutions (Mills College, Oakland, CA).
7. James O. Nichols. 1995. The Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness (75 pages) (New York: Agathon Press).
8. San Diego State University’s Committee on Assessment. 1999. "Handouts on Assessment"
9. Packet from Dr. Lori Roth which includes a number of historical documents which delineate the background of assessment in the CSU.