{"product_id":"building-a-scholarship-of-assessment-paperback-softback-9780470623077","title":"Building a Scholarship of Assessment (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470623077","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBuilding a Scholarship of Assessment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTW Banta (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470623077, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e366 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.538 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\"\u003eIn this book, leading experts in the field examine the current state of assessment practice and scholarship, explore what the future holds for assessment, and offer guidance to help educators meet these new challenges. The contributors root assessment squarely in several related disciplines to provide an overview of assessment practice and scholarship that will prove useful to both the seasoned educator and those new to assessment practice. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eBuilding a Scholarship of Assessment\u003c\/i\u003e will help convince skeptics who still believe outcomes assessment is a fad and will soon fade away that this is an interdisciplinary area with deep roots and an exciting future.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: History and Current Status of Assessment 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 An Emerging Scholarship: A Brief History of Assessment 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter T. Ewell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Promoting Academic Improvement: Organizational and Administrative Dynamics That Support Student Assessment 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvin W. Peterson and Derek S. Vaughan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Theoretical Foundations of Assessment 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Roots of Assessment: Tensions, Solutions, and Research Directions 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter J. Gray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Scholar-Practitioner Model for Assessment 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. Dary Erwin and Steven L. Wise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Enacting a Collaborative Scholarship of Assessment 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcia Mentkowski and Georgine Loacker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Scholarly Assessment of Student Development 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Kuh, Robert M. Gonyea, and Daisy P. Rodriguez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Methods of Assessment 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Measurement Issues in Outcomes Assessment 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGary R. Pike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Web Applications in Assessment 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark D. Shermis and Kathryn E. Daniels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Information Support for Assessment 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictor M. H. Borden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four: Scholarly Assessment 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Engaging and Supporting Faculty in the Scholarship of Assessment: Guidelines from Research and Best Practice 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Anthony Angelo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Scholarly Assessment of Student Learning in the Major and General Education 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine A. Palomba\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Program Review: A Spectrum of Perspectives and Practices 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren E. Black and Kimberly A. Kline\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Accreditation and the Scholarship of Assessment 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarbara D. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five: Toward a Scholarship of Assessment 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Characteristics of Effective Outcomes Assessment: Foundations and Examples 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrudy W. Banta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 A Call for Transformation 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrudy W. 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