Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense GuideAssessing Student Learning is a standard reference for college faculty and administrators, and the third edition of this highly regarded book continues to offer comprehensive, practical, plainspoken guidance. The third edition adds a stronger emphasis on making assessment useful; greater attention to building a culture in which assessment is used to inform important decisions; an enhanced focus on the many settings of assessment, especially general education and co-curricula; a new emphasis on synthesizing evidence of student learning into an overall picture of an integrated learning experience; new chapters on curriculum design and assessing the hard-to-assess; more thorough information on organizing assessment processes; new frameworks for rubric design and setting standards and targets; and many new resources. Faculty, administrators, new and experienced assessment practitioners, and students in graduate courses on higher education assessment will all find this a valuable addition to their bookshelves. |
Contents
Understanding Assessment | 7 |
List of Tables | 9 |
and Assessment 15 | 15 |
1 | 19 |
1 | 25 |
Laying a Foundation for Assessment Success | 39 |
Building a Pervasive Enduring Culture of Evidence | 108 |
3 Is It Worth Taking Extra Steps to Minimize Assessment Errors | 156 |
1 Strategies to Value Respect and Reward Efforts to Improve | 180 |
The Assessment Toolbox | 189 |
1 Benefits of WellCrafted Rubrics | 195 |
1 Examples of Assignments Beyond Essays Term Papers | 208 |
1 Tips for Writing Challenging Rather Than Trick Questions | 222 |
4 Tips for Writing Good Matching Items | 229 |
1 Why Use Portfolios? | 237 |
1 Strategies to Involve PartTime Adjunct Faculty in Assessment | 168 |
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