Designing Effective Assessment: Principles and Profiles of Good Practice
Fifteen years ago Trudy Banta and her colleagues surveyed the national landscape for the campus examples that were published in the classic work Assessment in Practice. Since then, significant advances have occurred, including the use of technology to organize and manage the assessment process and increased reliance on assessment findings to make key decisions aimed at enhancing student learning. Trudy Banta, Elizabeth Jones, and Karen Black offer 49 detailed current examples of good practice...
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Fifteen years ago Trudy Banta and her colleagues surveyed the national landscape for the campus examples that were published in the classic work Assessment in Practice. Since then, significant advances have occurred, including the use of technology to organize and manage the assessment process and increased reliance on assessment findings to make key decisions aimed at enhancing student learning. Trudy Banta, Elizabeth Jones, and Karen Black offer 49 detailed current examples of good practice in planning, implementing, and sustaining assessment that are practical and ready to apply in new settings. This important resource can help educators put in place an effective process for determining what works and which improvements will have the most impact in improving curriculum, methods of instruction, and student services on college and university campuses.
Preface viiThe Authors xiPart 1 Principles Of Good Practice In Outcomes Assessment 11 Planning Effective Assessment 32 Implementing Effective Assessment 113 Improving and Sustaining Effective Assessment 21Part 2 Profiles Of Good Practice In Outcomes Assessment 294 Good Practice in Implementing Assessment Planning 315 General Education Profiles 556 Undergraduate Academic Majors Profiles 897 Faculty and Staff Development Profiles 1098 Use of Technology Profiles 1299 Program Review Profiles 14910 First-Year Experiences, Civic Engagement Opportunities, and International Learning Experiences Profiles 17311 Student Affairs Profiles 19912 Community Colleges Profiles 21913 Graduate Programs Profiles 23514 Good Practice in Improving and Sustaining Assessment 253ResourcesA Institutional Profiles by Institution 279B Institutional Profiles by Category 297C Profiled Institutions by Carnegie Classification 311D Contributors of Profiles Included in Their Entirety 315References 321Index 327
