Table of Contents

Cover

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword to the First Edition

About the Author

Chapter 1: For Everyone

The Purpose of This Book

The Organization of This Book

Themes of the Book

What Is Assessment?

Concerns About Assessment

Benefits of Assessment

Communicating About Assessment

General Guidelines for the Three Steps

Okay, So What Should We Do?

Chapter 2: For Institution-Wide Leaders and Planners

Establish Vision, Audience, Purpose, Goals

Analyze Your Overall Assessment System

Make Improvements to the Assessment System

Documenting Assessment for Accreditors and Others

Budgeting for Assessment

Chapter 3: For Departments and Programs

The Basic No-Frills Departmental Assessment System

Case Studies and Examples

Guidelines for Departmental Assessment

Special Circumstances for Assessment

Reporting Departmental Assessment

Chapter 4: For General Education

Establish Vision, Responsibilities, Audiences, and Goals

The Basic No-Frills System

Guidelines for General Education Assessment

Reporting General Education Assessment

Appendix A: Curriculum Map

Appendix B: Student Consent Form

Appendix C: Analyzing Audiences for Assessment

Appendix D: Sample Rubrics

Example 1: Rubric for Essay of Literary Analysis

Example 2: Rubric for Scientific Experiment in Biology Capstone Course

Resources: A Short List

References

Index

End User License Agreement

Guide

Cover

Table of Contents

Begin Reading

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1: For Everyone: The Basics of Assessment

FIGURE 1.1 Evaluating Student Classroom Work: Two Options

Chapter 2: For Institution-Wide Leaders and Planners

FIGURE 2.1 A Problematic Assessment System

FIGURE 2.2 An Ideal Assessment System

Chapter 4: For General Education

FIGURE 4.1 System of General Education Assessment

List of Tables

Chapter 3: For Departments and Programs

Table 3.1. Class Average Rubric Scores for Science Reports

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Assessment Clear and Simple

A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education

Second Edition

Barbara E. Walvoord

Trudy W. Banta

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Walvoord, Barbara E. Fassler, 1941-

Assessment clear and simple : a practical guide for institutions, departments, and general education/Barbara E. Walvoord; foreword by Trudy W. Banta.—2nd ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-470-54119-7 (pbk.)

1. Educational evaluation. I. Title.

LB2822.75W35 2010

379.1’58—dc22

2009049497

SECOND EDITION

To the wonderful people at more than 350 institutions where I have consulted and led workshops—people who have been generous hosts in every way, who have not only listened but also shared their own creative insights and practices, and who have not only sought to learn from my experience but also taught me, challenged me, made me think, and provided me with the examples that fill this book

Foreword to the First Edition

IN OUR RESPECTIVE travels around the country talking with faculty about assessment, Barbara Walvoord and I have heard this question many times: “How do we get started in assessment?” That is often followed with a plea, “Isn’t there a simple step-by-step guide we can follow?” Until this point, we have had to say no to that entreaty. But now Barbara has stepped forward to present , and all of us—the novices who seek help and experienced practitioners who try to provide it—are indebted to her.

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!

Lesen Sie weiter in der vollständigen Ausgabe!