Banta / Palomba Assessment Essentials

Planning, Implementing, and Improving Assessment in Higher Education
2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-90376-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

A comprehensive expansion to the essential higher educationassessment text
This second edition of Assessment Essentials updates thebestselling first edition, the go-to resource on outcomesassessment 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 indispensabledescriptions of direct and indirect assessment methods that havehelped to educate faculty, staff, and students aboutassessment.
Outcomes assessment is of increasing importance in highereducation, especially as new technologies and policy proposalsspotlight performance-based success measures. Leading authoritiesTrudy Banta and Catherine Palomba draw on research, standards, andbest practices to address the timeless and timeliest issues inhigher 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 AssessmentEssentials will guide you through the process of developing anassessment program, from the research and planning phase toimplementation and beyond, with more than 100 examples along theway. Assessment data are increasingly being used to guideeverything from funding to hiring to curriculum decisions, and allfaculty and staff will need to know how to use them effectively.Perfect for anyone new to the assessment process, as well as forthe growing number of assessment professionals, this expandededition of Assessment Essentials will be an essentialresource on every college campus.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Banta, Trudy W.

Palomba, Catherine A.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Kinzie, Jillian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
About the Authors
1. Defining Assessment
Some Definitions
Pioneering in Assessment
Quality Assurance: An International Perspective
Assessment Purposes
Values and Guiding Principles
2. Assessment Essentials
Planning Effective Assessment
Implementing Effective Assessment
Improving and Sustaining Assessment
Additional Thoughts
3. Engaging Faculty and Students in Assessment
Involving Faculty in Assessment
Involving Students in Assessment
Acting with Integrity
4. Setting Expectations and Preparing to Select Measures
Intentions for Learning: Goals, Objectives, Outcomes
Developing Statements of Expectations
Selecting Methods and Approaches
Designing Instruments
Determining Approaches for Implementation
Putting Everything Together
5. Using Direct Measures
Using Classroom Assignments for Outcomes Assessment
Performance Assessment
Rubrics
Aggregating Assessment Results in and across Courses
Using Objective Tests for Outcomes Assessment
Electronic Portfolios
6. Using Indirect Assessment Methods
Using Surveys in Assessment
Using Focus Groups in Assessment
Additional Indirect Methods
Qualitative versus Quantitative Approaches
Classroom Assessment Techniques
7. Assessing Learning in the Major
Capstone Experiences and Courses
Portfolios
Experiential Education
Group Work and Team-Building Skills
Employer Involvement
Intentional Learning
8. Assessing Learning in General Education
The Nature of General Education
Assessment Choices and Issues
Using Commercial Instruments and the Voluntary System of Accountability
Assessing Specific Aspects of General Education
Values and Attitudes
The Degree Qualifications Profile
Assessing General Education Outcomes within the Major
9. Assessing Student Learning and Program Effectiveness in Student Affairs
Foundations for Assessment in Student Affairs
Mission, Goals, and Objectives
Leadership and Preparation for Assessment in Student Affairs
Assessment Frameworks, Models, and Diagrams
Assessment Plans and Methods
Reporting and Sharing Results
Communicating Results
Ethical Behavior
Improving Assessment
Rewards for Assessment
10. Analyzing, Reporting, and Using Assessment Results
Helping Faculty and Staff Use Their Assessment Results
Assessment Reporting by Departments and Programs
Managing Data
Assessing Unit Reports
Making the Process Transparent
Institutional Assessment Reporting
Analyzing Assessment Information
Displaying Results
Other Considerations
11. Assessing Institutional Effectiveness
Linking Assessment and Institutional Planning: An Example
Organizing to Assess Institutional Effectiveness
Planning and Institutional Improvement at IUPUI
Administering an Assessment Plan
Considering Costs
Linking Assessment to Other Valued Processes
12. Summing Up: A Time of Transition
Current Practice
Continuing Challenges
Finding a Home for Assessment
Creating a Culture of Assessment
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

TRUDY W. BANTA is a professor of higher education andsenior advisor to the chancellor for academic planning andevaluation at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.She is the founding editor of Assessment Update, a bimonthlyperiodical published by Jossey-Bass.
CATHERINE A. PALOMBA is director emeritus of assessmentand institutional research at Ball State University.