Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education) Book

Assessment Clear and Simple is “Assessment 101” in a book--a concise and step-by-step guide written for everyone who participates in the assessment process. This practical book helps to make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to the institution, while at the same time meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others. Assessment Clear and Simple explores a variety of topics and shows how to · Build on assessment already in place · Use classroom work and grading process · Get faculty and department on board · Assess hard to define goals such as moral and civic development · Development workable learning goals · Tailor assessment to its purposes · Select sensible assessment measures · Make criteria explicit · Use assessment to improve learning · Establish effective oversight without an assessment bureaucracy · Write an assessment report · Interpret the institution’s culture to external audiencesRead More