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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Handbook on measurement, assessment, and evaluation in higher education- Front Cover; Handbook on measurement, assessment, and evaluation in higher education; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface: Improving Institutional Decision-Making through Educational Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation; Integrating Diverse Disciplines and Perspectives; Overview of the Handbook's Contents; References; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; PART I: Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education: Past, Present, and Future |
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Introduction to Part I 1Chapter 1: The Failure of Higher Education to Follow the Standards It Has Established in Methodology and Evaluation; Overview; The Great Scandal; A Blueprint for Progress; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 2: On Measurement in Educational Assessment; 1. Introduction; 2. Views of Educational Measurement; 3. Sociocognitive Psychology; 4. Assessment as Evidentiary Argument; 5. Some Implications for Assessment in Higher Education; 6. Conclusion; Notes; References; PART II: Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education; Introduction to Part II |
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Chapter 3: Assessing the Quality of a University, Particularly Its TeachingDiverse Assessments across the University; Formative and Summative Assessment: Formal and Informal; Barriers to Comprehensive Assessment across the University; An Example: The Assessment of Teaching; The Function of Assessment in Improving University Operations; Strategies for Formative Evaluation; Notes; References; Chapter 4: Validity Issues in Measuring Student Success; Construct Validity Criteria: Preparation for Student Success; Consequential Validity Criteria: Defining Student Success |
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Face Validity Criteria: Counting StudentsContent Validity Criteria: The Quality of Learning; Validity and Argument-Based Criteria for Student Success Models; References; Chapter 5: Course-Embedded Assessment: Aligning Pedagogical Practices to Enhance Student Learning; Foundational Principles of Course-Embedded Assessment; Why Bother? The Course-Embedded Assessment Imperative; The Importance of Alignment to Meaningful Classroom Assessment; A New Model for Course-Embedded Assessment: Lessons from the Learning Sciences; Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 6: Implementing Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes Assessment at the Program and Institutional LevelsContexts for Outcomes Assessment; Background: Assessment Initiatives; Alignment of Institutional Mission with Goals, Student Learning, and Outcomes; Levels of Performance/Development; Methodology: Does Assessment of SLOs Require Scientific Rigor?; Communicating Assessment Results for Improving Student Learning; Faculty Skills for Assessment; Assessing General Education Student Learning Outcomes: A Case Study; References; Chapter 7: The Perennial Challenges of Accountability |
| Summary |
"Increased demands for colleges and universities to engage in outcomes assessment for accountability purposes have accelerated the need to bridge the gap between higher education practice and advances in the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation. This research handbook provides higher education administrators, student affairs personnel, institutional researchers, and faculty with an integrated volume of theory, method, and application. Bringing together terminology, analytical perspectives, and methodological advances, this second edition facilitates informed decision-making while connecting the latest thinking in these methodological areas with actual practice in higher education. In this valuable resource, well-known scholars present a detailed understanding of contemporary theories and practices, with guidance on how to apply these ideas for the benefit of students and institutions."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Educational tests and measurements -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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EDUCATION -- Testing & Measurement.
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Education.
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Education, Higher -- Evaluation
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Educational tests and measurements
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Education.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Denison, D. Brian
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| ISBN |
9781315709307 |
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1315709309 |
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