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The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in the assessment process in higher education. With the increased pressure to perform assessment to demonstrate accountability, Assessment Clear and Simple is needed more than ever. This second edition of the classic resource offers a concise, step-by-step guide that helps make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to an institution. It contains effective strategies for meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others, while emphasizing and showing how to move from data to actions that improve student learning. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes many new or expanded features, including:

  • Illustrative examples drawn from the author''s experience consulting with more than 350 institutions

  • A basic, no-frills assessment plan for departments and for general education



    Table of Contents

    Foreword to the First Edition ix
    By Trudy W. Banta

    About the Author xi

    1 For Everyone: The Basics of Assessment 1

    2 For Institution-Wide Leaders and Planners 27

    3 For Departments and Programs 59

    4 For General Education 81

    Appendixes A. Curriculum Map 101

    B. Student Consent Form 103

    C. Analyzing Audiences for Assessment 105

    D. Sample Rubrics 107

    Resources 115

    References 117

    Index 121

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 16 April 2010
      ISBN-13 9780470541197
      978-0470541197
      ISBN-10 0470541199
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in the assessment process in higher education. With the increased pressure to perform assessment to demonstrate accountability, Assessment Clear and Simple is needed more than ever. This second edition of the classic resource offers a concise, step-by-step guide that helps make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to an institution. It contains effective strategies for meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others, while emphasizing and showing how to move from data to actions that improve student learning. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes many new or expanded features, including:

      • Illustrative examples drawn from the author''s experience consulting with more than 350 institutions

      • A basic, no-frills assessment plan for departments and for general education



        Table of Contents

        Foreword to the First Edition ix
        By Trudy W. Banta

        About the Author xi

        1 For Everyone: The Basics of Assessment 1

        2 For Institution-Wide Leaders and Planners 27

        3 For Departments and Programs 59

        4 For General Education 81

        Appendixes A. Curriculum Map 101

        B. Student Consent Form 103

        C. Analyzing Audiences for Assessment 105

        D. Sample Rubrics 107

        Resources 115

        References 117

        Index 121

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