Measuring Higher Education
A Compendium of Assessment Instruments for College and Universities
Prepared for the Teagle Foundation By Public Impact
Lucy M. Steiner, Bryan C. Hassel, and Steven J. Tepper
November 2004
This document, prepared for the Teagle Foundation, summarizes 27 assessment instruments and initiatives, including student assessments, surveys, and other items. For each item, this table indicates: the administrator of the instrument; the individuals assessed or surveyed and the rational for its use; the types of variables included in the instrument; practical issues such as cost; and finally, contact information. The section on indicators can be particularly useful in assessing liberal arts outcomes, like lifelong learning, because it summarizes the types of variables on which the instruments gather data and you can quickly locate the corresponding instrument.