Assessment Tools and Resources

Helpful Assessment Tools

• Association of American Colleges and Universities Rubrics

• Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in Higher Education — Student Affairs has purchased a copy of all the standards.

• CSUN Demographic Questions for Student Affairs Surveys

• Culture of Evidence Rubric

• NASPA/ACPA Assessment Competencies for Student Affairs Professionals

  • NASPA/ACPA Assessment Competencies for Student Affairs Professionals: pages 13-16

• Student Affairs Assessment: Theory to Practice (2016) Henning, Roberts and Ludvik

• You Are a Data Person: Strategies for Analytics on Campus (2021), Parnell

Internal University Resources

• Academic Assessment and Program Review: Faculty-led assessment of academic programs.

• Anthology (Campus Labs): Contact the Assessment Office for an account.

  • Planning (for submitting annual strategic goals and reports).

  • Baseline (survey tool).

  • User Training Guide and Recording.

• CSUN Survey Administration Committee: Larger surveys directed toward broad campus populations will require review by this committee.

• CSUN Survey Calendar.

• CSU Audit and Advisory Services: Some departments may be required to participate in an internal audit.

• Institutional Research.

  • CSUN Counts: Interactive dashboards.

  • CSUN Inside Counts: Infographic reports related to student success.

  • Campuswide student surveys (NSSE, Freshmen, Senior).

• Qualtrics – Survey administration tool; CSUN has a campus license.

• Student Affairs Dashboard: Student Participation Data Disaggregated.

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC Accreditation).