Outcomes assessment in higher education : views and perspectives

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Title:

Author:

Hernon, Peter.

ISBN:

9781591580980

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

Physical Description:

xvii, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Keystones of regional accreditation : intentions, outcomes, and sustainability / institutional commitment to assessment and accountability / decade of assessing student learning : what we have learned, and what is next / Institutional assessment planning / Developing an assessment plan to learn about student learning / local institutional assessment plan / strategic triad supporting information literacy assessment / Selecting from the assessment tool chest / Evolving an assessment of the impact on pedagogy, learning, and library support of teaching with digital images / Outcomes assessment in a college library : an instructional case study / Four perspectives on assessment and evaluation / Institutional perspectives / international perspective / Assessment : a case study in synergy / Preparing for the future : a view of institutional effectiveness / Continued development of assorted measures

Subject Term:

Education, Higher -- United States -- Evaluation.

Educational tests and measurements -- United States.

Added Author:

Hernon, Peter.

Dugan, Robert E., 1952-

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Summary

Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education focuses on assessing institutional quality and effectiveness, and responds to the increasing demand for greater accountability at all levels of institutional activity. It provides material that anyone in higher education dealing with outcomes assessment will find useful. The book presents the perspective of assessment associations and regional accrediting bodies, faculty members who have prepared plans for implementation of outcomes assessment, and librarians engaged in such assessment. Examples provide practical guidance in determining assessment options and how to proceed in establishing and applying assessment programs. This unique book provides a broad, cross-disciplinary perspective on the discussion of educational quality as reflected through outcomes assessment. Regardless of their position or source of employment, the message of the various authors is the same: outcomes assessment is here to stay.