Demonstrating student success
Subtitle: a practical guide to outcomes-based assessment of learning and development in student affairs
By: Marilee J. Bresciani, Megan Moore Gardner, and Jessica Hickmott.
Contributors: Gardner, Megan Moore, 1976-; Hickmott, Jessica, 1985-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Stylus Pub.; Stylus
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781579223045; 9781579223052
Subjects: Student affairs services -- United States -- Evaluation -- Textbooks; Education, Higher -- United States -- Evaluation -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks
Description: A practical guide to outcomes-based assessment in student affairs. It helps readers meet the demand for accountability, and for demonstrating student learning. It offers a framework for implementing the assessment of student learning and development and pragmatic advice on the strategies appropriate for the readers' particular circumstances.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and development of outcomes-based assessment; title: Definition and rationale for outcomes-based assessment; title: Components of an effective outcomes-based assessment plan and report; title: Assessment methods; title: Utilization and dissemination of results; title: Implementation; title: Criteria for evaluating effective outcomes-based assessment practice; title: Barriers to effective assessment; title: Collaboration; title: Funding and other resources; title: Resources and recommendations for future practice.