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Direct linkBanta, Trudy W., Ed. – Assessment Update, 2014
This issue of "Assessment Update" presents the following articles: (1) Do Good Assessment Practices Measure Up to the Principles of Assessment?; (2) Healthy Assessment: What Nursing Schools Can Teach Us about Effective Assessment of Student Learning; (3) Development of a National Survey for Secondary Mathematics Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Nursing Education, Nursing Students, Student Evaluation
Lewis, Kristi L.; Swerdzewski, Peter J. – Assessment Update, 2009
Many universities rely on a committee approach to assessment in which a group of faculty, staff, and administrators is tapped to provide guidance for assessment projects on behalf of various university programs or departments or the entire university. However, other organizational approaches to achieving strong programs of assessment are…
Descriptors: Guidance, Consultants, Models, Higher Education
Hom, Willard C. – Assessment Update, 2008
Accountability efforts at California's community colleges gained prominence in the 1990s under an agreement known as Partnership for Excellence (PFE) that involved the chancellor's office, the legislature, and the governor's office. This agreement was the first wide-ranging accountability effort undertaken by the state's community college system.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Accountability, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment
Banta, Trudy W.; Pike, Gary R. – Assessment Update, 2007
The Commission on the Future of Higher Education appointed by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings issued a report in September 2006 entitled "A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education" [U.S. Department of Education, 2006(ED493504)]. Two key commission recommendations are stated: "Higher education institutions should…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Departments of Education, Accountability, Reliability
Wehlburg, Catherine M. – Assessment Update, 2007
For quite some time, the call to close the feedback loop has been heard throughout higher education. Faculty and administrators have paid attention, and now they can more easily than ever point to the fact that at their institution, the feedback loop is almost always closed. As reviewers from accreditation teams visit campuses, they often hear…
Descriptors: Campuses, Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Academic Achievement
Pomerantz, Andrew M.; Santanello, Cathy R.; Kirn, Kim L. – Assessment Update, 2006
The primary goal of classroom assessment is the improvement of student learning rather than the evaluation of teaching through observation. Many formative assessment techniques, including the group instructional feedback technique (GIFT), electronic mail feedback, and small group instructional diagnosis, carry an implicit or explicit promise of…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Confidentiality, Psychotherapy, Electronic Mail
Tutt, Betty R.; McCarthy, Sherry – Assessment Update, 2006
In "The Other Curriculum: Out-of-Class Experiences Associated with Student Learning and Personal Development," George Kuh (1995) cites numerous benefits associated with a college education, including gains in knowledge, autonomy, social maturation, and personal acceptance; modest gains in verbal and quantitative skills, cognitive complexity,…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Liberal Arts, Individual Development, Higher Education
Wright, Barbara D. – Assessment Update, 2005
Assessment gatherings have multiplied exponentially over the past 15 years, and the amount of guidance now available through conferences, workshops, and other kinds of events is truly impressive. From the national organizations to accrediting agencies and statewide consortia to campus meetings and on-line resources, there are rich opportunities…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Educational Assessment, Accreditation (Institutions), College Faculty
Smith, Joshua S. – Assessment Update, 2005
Academic research, statewide reports, and regional report cards describing K-12 student achievement on standardized tests have become commonplace throughout the US. Incorporating outcomes assessment in higher education is proceeding more slowly. Faculty and staff at colleges and universities have not embraced the assessment movement, and many…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Higher Education, Student Evaluation, Accreditation (Institutions)
Olsen, Danny R.; Wygant, Steven A.; Brown, Bruce L. – Assessment Update, 2004
Recent advances in electronic data collection have opened broad new possibilities for educational assessment. Potentially significant savings in time, money, and effort make Web-based and e-mail-based surveys more and more attractive as alternatives to mail surveys and face-to-face interviews. Yet, as with any major change, questions and obstacles…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Mail Surveys, Computer Software, Teaching Methods
