Meaningful and Manageable Program Assessment : A How-To Guide for Higher Education Faculty.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION Putting Assessment Into Context -- 1 AN OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES Improving Student Learning -- 2 MISSION, GOALS, AND OUTCOMES Looking at the Big Picture -- 3 STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Articulating What You Want Students to Learn -- 4 CURRICULUM AND OUTCOME MAPPING Understanding the Path to Student Learning in Your Program -- 5 PLANNING Creating a Meaningful and Manageable Assessment Plan for Your Program -- 6 ASSESSMENT MEASUREMENT TOOLS Determining What Your Students Are Learning -- 7 RUBRICS Creating and Using Rubrics for Program Assessment -- 8 EXAMS Asking Questions That Provide the Answers You Need -- 9 SURVEYS Finding Out What Your Students Think -- 10 ORGANIZING, SUMMARIZING, AND PRESENTING YOUR EVIDENCE Using Microsoft Excel to Make Sense of Your Data -- 11 CLOSING THE LOOP Interpreting Results and Taking Action -- 12 RECORD KEEPING Keeping Track of Your Work -- 13 CREATING A CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT Tips for Keeping Assessment Meaningful, Manageable, and Sustainable -- APPENDIX Additional Assessment Resources -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX.

In this book, the authors provide readers with a straightforward approach to doing assessment in a way that is meaningful, manageable, and sustainable over time. This book is a handy, all-in-one how-to guide. In addition, the text guides readers toward the development of a culture of assessment.

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