Higher Education Assessments: Leadership Matters (The ACE Series on Higher Education)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1442206209 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Phillippa Whymns This book provides valuable information on creating assessments that will enhance student learning.
Randy L. Gary L. Kramer is professor of counseling psychology and special education in the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling, Brigham Young University. . Swing is executive director of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in Tallahassee, Florida
(Peter T. (Peter T. From the Foreword: The challenge of the next decade will be not just to take stock of student learning, but to get better at generating it, intentionally, systematically, and continuously. (Andrew T. (Catherine Andersen, associate provost, Gallaudet University)The message of the book frames the assessment vehicle for better education, for better learning, for better program design. Cloud State University)I can comfortably say I am impressed by the energy, thinking and empirical work that has evolved and is described in this book regarding the partnership in the learning enterprise…the emergence of the novel idea of putting students first in assessments…what an important concept. What is needed is an explicit plan, consistent with the institution's mission and values, that documents in sufficient detail what n
The contributors, experts in the field, bring to the forefront key issues relevant to advancing assessments in higher education-principles that culminate in improving student learning and development. In doing so, they have focused on what a campus president and his or her team need to know and do to lead assessment successfully on campus and as they set the tone for and facilitate institutional assessments.. The contributors deftly address assessment in student affairs, documentation of student learning, student engagement to bridge learner outcomes, assessment in the disciplines, assessments that can transform a culture, and putting students first as partners in the learning enterprise. Higher Education Assessments: Le