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• Title:Assessing student learning : a common sense guide / Linda Suskie ; foreword by Trudy W. Banta.
  
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• Author/Creator:Suskie, Linda A.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Banta, Trudy W., writer of foreword.
  
• Published/Created:San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2009.
  ©2009
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB2336 .S87 2009
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:College students--Rating of.
  Educational tests and measurements.
  
• Medical Subjects: Students--statistics & numerical data
  Evaluation Studies as Topic
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xxvii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
  
• Series:Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
  
• 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 assessment topics such as promoting an assessment culture, characteristics of good assessment, audiences for assessment, organizing and coordinating assessment, assessing attitudes and values, setting benchmarks and standards, and using results to inform and improve teaching, learning, planning, and decision making.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.
  
• ISBN:9780470289648 (pbk.)
  0470289643 (pbk.)
  
• 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.