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A bird's-eye view of assessment: Selections from editor's notes
Banta, T. W.
2011
Jossey-Bass
Trudy Banta illuminates the many facets of assessment in colleges and universities during the past two decades. Addressing the principles of good assessment practice, she gives an insider’s perspective and shares the larger questions and answers encountered in assessment.
Accreditation and student learning outcomes: A proposed point of departure
Ewell, P.T.
2001
Council on Higher Education Accreditation
The primary purpose of this document is to provide accrediting organizations with guidance about how to engage evidence of student learning as they establish policies, standards, and approaches to review.
Assessing and accounting for student learning: Beyond the Spellings Commission
Ewell, P.T.
2007
Jossey-Bass
This volume of New Directions for Institutional Research--the first in a series of annual supplements--is intended to help institutional research, assessment professionals, and others involved in assessment.
Assessing for learning: Building a sustainable commitment across the institution (2nd ed.)
Maki, P.
05/28/2014
Stylus Publishing
This book is designed to assist colleges and universities build a sustainable commitment to assessing student learning at both the institution and program levels. It provides the tools for collective inquiry among faculty, staff, administrators and students to develop evidence of students’ abilities to integrate, apply and transfer learning, as well as to construct their own meaning.
Written for college and university administrators, assessment officers, faculty, and staff who support general education and first-year experience programs, this book is a hands-on guide for developing, aligning, and assessing general education programs in meaningful, manageable, and sustainable ways.
Assessing student learning and development: A handbook for practitioners
Bresciani, M.J., Zelna, C.L., & Anderson, J.A.
2004
NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Assessing Student Learning and Development is a must read for professionals at any level of their career. The authors not only document the importance of assessing student learning, but also provide student affairs professionals with specific techniques, ideas, and examples for assessing student learning and development in academic and student support services.
Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide (2nd ed.)
Suskie, L.
2010
Jossey-Bass
The first edition of Assessing Student Learning has become the standard reference for college faculty and administrators who are charged with the task of assessing student learning within their institutions. The second edition of this landmark book offers the same practical guidance and is designed to meet ever-increasing demands for improvement and accountability.
Consistency in engagement and assessment: A strategy for improving student learning outcomes
Kelley, L.A. & Wallace, R.
March 17, 2014
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
This poster discusses an educational development initiative undertaken by Columbia Southern University (CSU) to increase both faculty participation and virtual learner engagement by implementing a collaborative partnership between instructional designers and course writers that also serve as faculty.
Engaging University Students: International Insights from System-Wide Studies
Coates, H. & McCormick, A. C.
2014
Springer
This book provides university teachers, leaders and policymakers with evidence on how researchers in several countries are monitoring and improving student engagement—the extent to which students are exposed to and participate in effective educational practices
How boards oversee educational quality: A report on a survey on boards and the assessment of student learning
Association of Governing Boards
2010
With generous support from Lumina Foundation for Education, AGB launched a two-year project—Governance for Student Success—that emphasizes the role of governing boards, working in collaboration with institutional presidents and chancellors, in helping to achieve the nation’s educational needs. Chief among these needs are increasing access, improving graduation rates, and addressing affordability.
CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.