Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education)
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ISBN: 0787973114 / Publisher: Jossey-Bass, April 2004
Walvoord (fellow, Institute for Educational Initiatives, University of Notre Dame) provides guidance for everyone who participates in the educational assessment process. The guide is designed to make assessment simple and cost efficient, and to meet the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, and review boards. After an introductory chapter for all segments of the readership, the book contains a chapter each for institution-wide planners and administrators, faculty concerned with assessment at the department or program level, and faculty and staff charged with assessing the general education experience. A 50-page section of guidelines for specific tasks includes worksheets, checklists, and tables. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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
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