This page curates resources and content related to assessment and evaluation specifically in residence life and education contexts. There are numerous resources on assessment and evaluation in general, and more specifically in student affairs, but this page focuses more narrowly on resources that were explicitly developed for use in college student housing environments.

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Video

ResEdChat: Exploring Student Affairs Assessment and Evaluation
Webinar: Storytelling with Data: Engaging Residential Staff in Assessment Practices
Integrating ACUHO-I Standards into Practice
Navigating Change Management & Assessment Implementation

Culturally Responsive Approaches to Assessment

Bringing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Your Residence Life Assessment (Part 1)
Bringing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Your Residence Life Assessment (Part 2)
Bringing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Your Residence Life Assessment (Part 3)
Bringing Culturally Responsive Approaches to Your Residence Life Assessment (Part 4)

Assessment in Student Staff Training

ResLife Student Staff Training: Is It Working? (Part 1)
ResLife Student Staff Training: Behind Closed Doors, Is It Working? (Part 2)
ResLife Student Staff Training: Is It Working? (Part 3)
A Rubric for Evaluating your Residential Curriculum Facilitation Guides
RA Training for Residential Curriculum: Assessment Data and Exercises
Utilizing Existing Campus-Wide Assessments and Measures in Your Curricular Approach
Presentation: Utilizing Standards to Assess the Effectiveness of a Residential Education Curriculum
Five Tips for Designing Your Residential Curriculum Assessment Plans
Utilizing Peer and External Review Processes for Continuous Curricular Improvement
How To Develop Student Learning Rubrics For Student Affairs Curriculum

Intentional Conversations

How to Track and Assess Intentional Conversations for a Residential Curriculum
3 ResLife Pro Quick Tips for Intentional Conversation Assessment

Roompact-Specific

50+ Examples Of Questions You Can Ask In Your Roompact Microsurveys
How To Get Better ResLife Microsurvey Response Rates For Real Time Assessment

Utilizing Standards

Utilizing ACUHO-I Standards for Effective Department Benchmarking in College Student Housing
ResEdChat Ep 81: Integrating ACUHO-I Standards Into Practice with Dr. Jeanette Zalba

Other Resources

Essential Assessment Resources for SA Pros
This Barbie Is…Full of Assessment Lessons
CATs Out of the Bag: Using Classroom Assessment Techniques in Residence Life
Leveraging Data for a Thriving Residence Hall Community
Collecting Numbers, Ignoring Residents: Failing to Use Assessment Data
Developing A Culture of Assessment in Your Residence Life and Education Program
Feedback Versus Assessment: Questions to Ask
On-The-Ground Assessment of Student Learning Out of the Classroom
Why I Didn’t Do An Assessment—and Why It Matters
From Spreadsheets to Student Stories: Assessment with Care

Quick Tips

3 ResLife Pro Quick Tips for Assessing a Program
3 ResLife Pro Quick Tips for Putting Students at the Center of Assessment Efforts

National Assessments

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