by SARA OREL

In the arts and humanities there are several examples and discussions of disciplinary-based assessments and strategies for assessing undergraduate research. Here is a quick sampling of some of the resources out there for many of the disciplines collected in the Arts and Humanities Division of CUR, grouped by discipline. But even if one resource is not in your discipline, it is worth looking at what other areas are doing.

Art

I can do no better than to direct you to the Otis College of Art and Design resources.

History

Brink, Carole Sanger. “A Historical Perspective of Testing and Assessment Including the Impact of Summative and Formative Assessment on Student Achievement” (2011). Dissertations. 409.

Roth, James. “Student Assessment in the History Classroom: Who’s in Charge?” Perspectives on History (November 2005).

Languages

Norris, John M., and John McE. Davis, eds. Student learning outcomes assessment in college foreign language programs (electronic publication). Honolulu: National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (2015).

Literature

Kolanowski, Karen. Use of Portfolios in Assessment of Literature Learning. Albany, NY: National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (1993, rpt. 1997).

Music

Hamlin, Peter. “Music Assessment Strategies.” The Music Educator Blog (September 11, 2017).

“Music Performance Assessments

Philosophy

Trinity College Philosophy Department. “Assessment Plan.”

Theatre and Dance

NIU School of Theatre and Dance Assessment Committee. “Assessment Procedure Documentation.” (2016).

Rosenberg, Donald L., et al. “ATHE Outcomes Assessment Guidelines for Theatre Programs in Higher Education.” Austin (1990).

Writing

O’Neill, Peggy, Cindy Moore, Brian Huot. A Guide to College Writing Assessment. Boulder:University Press of Colorado (2009).