A comprehensive expansion to the essential higher education assessment
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This second edition of Assessment Essentials updates the bestselling
first edition, the go-to resource on outcomes assessment in higher
education. In this thoroughly revised edition, you will find, in a
familiar framework, nearly all new material, examples from more than 100
campuses, and indispensable descriptions of direct and indirect
assessment methods that have helped to educate faculty, staff, and
students about assessment.
Outcomes assessment is of increasing importance in higher education,
especially as new technologies and policy proposals spotlight
performance-based success measures. Leading authorities Trudy Banta and
Catherine Palomba draw on research, standards, and best practices to
address the timeless and timeliest issues in higher education
accountability. New topics include:
- Using electronic portfolios in assessment
- Rubrics and course-embedded assessment
- Assessment in student affairs
- Assessing institutional effectiveness
As always, the step-by-step approach of Assessment Essentials will
guide you through the process of developing an assessment program, from
the research and planning phase to implementation and beyond, with more
than 100 examples along the way. Assessment data are increasingly being
used to guide everything from funding to hiring to curriculum decisions,
and all faculty and staff will need to know how to use them effectively.
Perfect for anyone new to the assessment process, as well as for the
growing number of assessment professionals, this expanded edition of
Assessment Essentials will be an essential resource on every college
campus.
