{"product_id":"assessment-clear-and-simple-a-practical-guide-for-institutions-departments-and-general-education-paperback-softback-9780470541197","title":"Assessment Clear and Simple; A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470541197","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAssessment Clear and Simple\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarbara E. Walvoord (Author), Trudy W. Banta (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470541197, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 April 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.2 x 21.3 x 1 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrative examples drawn from the author's experience consulting with more than 350 institutions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eA basic, no-frills assessment plan for departments and for general education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eTips on how to integrate portfolios and e-portfolios into the assessment process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for using rubrics and alternatives to rubrics, including doing assessment for multidisciplinary work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eClear instructions on how to construct a coherent institution-wide assessment system and explain it to accreditors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeas for assigning responsibility for general education assessment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for gathering information about departmental assessment while keeping the departmental workload manageable\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation on how to manage assessment in times of budgetary cutbacks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for the Second Edition of Assessment Clear and Simple\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Walvoord's approach to assessment is wonderfully straightforward; it is also effective in facilitating faculty engagement in assessment. We've applied a number of her methods to our campus assessment efforts with success. This book makes assessment both manageable and useful in improving and enhancing student learning.\"—Martha L. A. Stassen, director of assessment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and president, New England Educational Assessment Network (NEEAN)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Walvoord's work clearly presents the basics for getting started in assessment of student learning while honestly addressing the complexities of assessment when driven by faculty passion for student learning. This book is a valuable resource for the novice as well as the developing experts who are leading their institutions in academic assessment.\"—Bobbi Allen, faculty assessment director, Delta College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword to the First Edition ix\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBy Trudy W. Banta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 For Everyone: The Basics of Assessment 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 For Institution-Wide Leaders and Planners 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 For Departments and Programs 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 For General Education 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendixes A. Curriculum Map 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Student Consent Form 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. Analyzing Audiences for Assessment 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eD. 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