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Assessing student learning : a common sense guide
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Assessing student learning : a common sense guide

Author: Linda A Suskie
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2009.
Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
Summary:
The first edition of Assessing Student Learning has become the standard reference for college faculty and administrators who are charged with the task of assessing student learning within their institutions. The second edition of this landmark book offers the same practical guidance and is designed to meet ever-increasing demands for improvement and accountability. This edition includes expanded coverage of vital  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Linda A Suskie
ISBN: 9780470289648 0470289643
OCLC Number: 246887315
Description: xxvii, 342 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents: What is assessment? --
How can student learning be assessed? --
What is good assessment? --
Why are you assessing student learning? --
The keys to a culture of assessment: tangible value and respect --
Supporting assessment efforts with time, infrastructure, and resources --
Organizing an assessment process --
Developing learning goals --
Using a scoring guide or rubric to plan and evaluate an assignment --
Creating an effective assignment --
Writing a traditional test --
Assessing attitudes, values, dispositions, and habits of mind --
Assembling assessment information into portfolios --
Selecting a published test or survey --
Setting benchmarks or standards --
Summarizing and analyzing assessment results --
Sharing assessment results with internal and external audiences --
Using assessment results effectively and appropriately --
Keeping the momentum going.
Series Title: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Responsibility: Linda Suskie ; foreword by Trudy W. Banta.

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Since the first edition of this book was written, the world of assessment in higher education has changed. This very practical resource, provides guidance for all aspects of student learning  Read more...
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