| Source: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, November 2003. Updated March 2008 For additional resource lists on these and other service-learning topics visit the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Website at http://www.servicelearning.org. | |
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| Assessment Rubric for the Sustainability of High Quality Service-Learning. Lansing, MI: Michigan Community Service Commission, 2003. Berman, Sally. Service Learning: A Guide to Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Student Projects (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2006. Bringle, R.G. and J.A. Hatcher. "Meaningful Measurement of Theory-based Service-learning Outcomes: Making the Case with Quantitative Research." Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Special Issue Fall 2000, 68-75. Bringle, Robert G., Mindy A. Phillips, and Michael Hudson. The Measure of Service Learning: Research Scales to Assess Student Experiences. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2004. Burr, Kevin L. "A Qualitative Model for the Cognitive Assessment of Service-Learning Project Experiences." National Society for Experiential Education, v.30(1), Winter2005/Spring 2006, 1, 5-10, 12 -13. Davis, Kathleen M., David M. Miller, and Wes Corbet. Methods of Evaluating Student Performance Through Service Learning. Tallahassee: Florida State University Center for Civic Education and Service, 1997. Driscoll, Amy, Barbara A. Holland, Sherril B. Gelomon, & Seanna Kerrigan. "An Assessment Model for Service Learning: Comprehensive Case Studies of Impact on Faculty, Students, Community and Institution." Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, v.3, Fall 1996, 66-71. Driscoll, Amy, Sherrill B. Gelmon, Barbara A. Holland, Seanna Kerrigan, Amy Spring, Kari Grosvold, and & M.J. Longley. Assessing the Impact of Service-Learning: A Workbook of Strategies and Methods (2nd ed.). Portland: Portland State University, Center for Academic Excellence, 1998. Furco, Andrew. Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Service-Learning in Higher Education. Berkeley, CA: Service Learning Research and Development Center. University of California at Berkeley, 1999. www.servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/Furco_rubric.pdf Gelmon, Sherril B. "Challenges in Assessing Service-Learning." Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Fall 2000, 84-90. Gelmon, Sherril B. "How Do We Know That Our Work Makes A Difference? Assessment Strategies for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement." Metropolitan Universities, v.11, Fall 2000, 28-39. Gelmon, Sherril B., Barbara Holland, Amy Driscoll, Amy Spring, and Seanna Kerrigan. Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques. Providence, RI: Campus Compact, 2001. Higher Education Research Institute. Designing a Student Assessment Study: The CIRP Surveys and the Input-Environment-Outcome Model. Los Angeles: Author, 2002. Holland, Barbara A. "A Comprehensive Model for Assessing Service-Learning and Community-University Partnerships." In Mark Canada and Bruce Speck, eds. Service Learning: Practical Advice and Models. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001. National Service-Learning and Assessment Study Group. Service-Learning and Assessment: A Field Guide for Teachers. Washington, D.C.: Learn and Serve America, 1999. Oates, Karen K. and Lynne H. Leavitt. Service-Learning and Learning Communities: Tools for Integration and Assessment. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2003. Pickeral,Terry & Karen Peters. Assessing Internal and External Outcomes of Service-Learning Collaborations. Providence, RI: Campus Compact, 1998. www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/engagement/Outcomes/FullText.pdf Shinnamon, Anu F., Sheeril B. Gelmon, & Barbara A. Holland. Methods and Strategies for Assessing Service Learning in the Health Professions. San Francisco: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, 1999. Youth Service California. Service-Learning Dipstick: A Project Planning and Assessment Tool. Oakland, CA: YSC, revised 2004. http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/152710811182014133/ lib/152710811182014133/Dipsticks.pdf |
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| Batenburg, Mark and Denise Clark Pope. The Evaluation Handbook: Practical Tools for Evaluating Service-Learning Programs. Oakland, CA: Youth Service California, 1997. Bradley, R. and R. Rodgers. "Using Developmental and Learning Theory in the Design and Evaluation of K-16 Service-Learning Programs." In Billig, S.H. & Waterman, A.S., Eds. Studying service-learning: Innovations in education research methodology. Mahwah,NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003. Bradley, R. "Designing Your Evaluation Using the Backwards Design Process." In Bradley, R., Ed., Service-learning Training Resource Guide. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Education, 2006. Davis, Kathleen M., David M. Miller, and Wes Corbet. Methods of Evaluating Student Performance Through Service Learning. Tallahassee: Florida State University Center for Civic Education and Service, 1997. Melchior, Alan and Larry Bailis. "Evaluating Service Learning: Practical Tips for Teachers." Social Studies Review, v.36(2), 1997, 40-42. Melchior, Alan. National Evaluation of Learn and Serve America School and Community Based Programs: Final Report. Washington, DC: Corporation for National and Community Service, 1998. Peterson, A. W.K. Kellog Foundation Evaluation Handbook. Battle Cree, MI: W.K. Kellog Foundation, 1998. Pritchard, Florence F. George I. Whitehead III. Serve and Learn: Implementing and Evaluating Service-Learning in Middle and High Schools. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, 2004. RMC Research Corporation. Educator’s Guide to Service-Learning Program Evaluation. Denver, CO: RMC, n.d. www.servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/37/EvaluationToolkit.pdf RMC Research Corporation. Service-Learning Quality Review. Denver, CO: RMC, 2003. cart.rmcdenver.com/assessment/ Sabo, Kim. (Ed.). Youth Participatory Evaluation: A Field in the Making. New Directions for Evaluation 98. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. Shumer, Robert. Shumer’s Self-Assessment for Service-Learning Scale: Third Year Revised. Scotts Valley, CA: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, 2000. www.servicelearning.org/filemanager/download/3/shumasses.pdf Smink, Jay and Marty Duckenfield. Making the Case for Service-Learning Action Research and Evaluation: Guidebook for Teachers. St. Paul, MN: National Youth Leadership Council, 1998. Wholey, Joseph S., Harry P. Hatry, & Katherine E. Newcomer. Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994. |
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| Additional Online Resources | |
| Campus Compact. (2007). Campus Compact Resources: Assessment. www.compact.org/resources/assessment/ RMC Research Corporation. Compendium of Assessment and Research Tools (CART). Denver, CO: Author, n.d. cart.rmcdenver.com/ Note: This comprehensive database, developed and continually updated by RMC Research, provides information on instruments that measure attributes associated with education and youth development programs as well as research instruments, tools, rubrics, and guides. United Way. (2007). Outcome Measurement Resource Network. http://www.liveunited.org/outcomes/resources/? | |
| Suggested citation for this document: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Assessment, Evaluation, and Performance Measurement: Selected Resources Bibliography. Scotts Valley, CA: Author, 2008. http://servicelearning.org/instant_info/bibs/k-12_bibs/assess_eval/index.php | |
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