Assessing for learning building a sustainable commitment across the institution - Maki, Peggy (Stylus Pub., 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Peggy Maki updates and expands the contents of her acclaimed first edition to reflect changes in assessment practices and developments over the prior seven years, such as the development of technology-enabled assessment methods and the national need for institutions to demonstrate that they are using results to improve student learning. This book is designed to assist colleges and universities build a sustainable commitment to assessing student learning at both the institution and program levels. It provides the tools for collective inquiry among faculty, staff, administrators and students to
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Second Edition; 1 DEVELOPING A COLLECTIVE INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT; A Culture of Inquiry; Dialogue About Teaching and Learning Across the Institution; Anatomy of the Collaborative Assessment Process; Viewing the Process at Work; Planning the Assessment Process Backward; Principles of an Inclusive Commitment; Accountability; The International Context: The Bologna Process; The Science of Learning; The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; Disciplinary and Professional Organizations' Focus on Student Learning
Keywords: EDUCATION / Higher; Education, Higher / Evaluation; Universities and colleges / Examinations; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Examinations; Education, Higher -- United States -- Evaluation; Hochschulbildung; Leistungsbeurteilung; USA