Assessment clear and simple : a practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education

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Title:

Assessment clear and simple : a practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education

Author:

Walvoord, Barbara E. Fassler, 1941-

ISBN:

9780787973117

Personal Author:

Walvoord, Barbara E. Fassler, 1941-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Series:

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Series Title:

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Contents:

Ch. 1. For Everyone: The Basics of Assessment -- Ch. 2. For Institution-Wide Planners -- Ch. 3. For Departments and Programs -- Ch. 4. For General Education -- App. A. Sample Rubrics for Evaluating Student Classroom Work -- App. B. Guidelines for Program Review of Departments, Incorporating Assessment -- App. C. Guidelines for the Evaluations of Teaching, Incorporating Assessment of Learning -- App. D. Sample Analysis of Audiences and Purposes for Assessment -- App. E. Institution-Wide Data to Assess Institution-Wide Goals -- App. F. Departmental Assessment Reports -- App. G. Matrix for Analyzing Professional Accreditation -- App. H. Matrix for Analyzing Institution-Wide Departmental Assessment Information -- App. I. Analysis of Assessment in Institution, Departments, and General Education -- App. J. Departmental Learning Goals -- App. K. Identifying Classroom Assessment in the Department -- App. L. Sample General Education Assessment Matrix.

Abstract:

"Assessment Clear and Simple is "Assessment 101" in a book - a concise, step-by-step guide written for everyone who participates in the assessment process. This practical book helps to make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to the institution, while at the same time meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Educational evaluation.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0412/2003027457.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley041/2003027457.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley047/2003027457.html

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Assessment Clear and Simple is "Assessment 101" in a book--a concise and step-by-step guide written for everyone who participates in the assessment process. This practical book helps to make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to the institution, while at the same time meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others. Assessment Clear and Simple explores a variety of topics and shows how to: Build on assessment already in place Use classroom work and grading process Get faculty and department on board Assess hard to define goals such as moral and civic development Development workable learning goals Tailor assessment to its purposes Select sensible assessment measures Make criteria explicit Use assessment to improve learning Establish effective oversight without an assessment bureaucracy Write an assessment report Interpret the institution's culture to external audiences