Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide

Author: Suskie, Linda
Publisher: Anker Publishing, Bolton, MA
ISBN: 1882982711
Book Review Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9647.2007.00329.x/abstract
Table of Contents: Part I - Laying A Foundation For Assessment
ch. 1 What Is Assessment? Why Assess?
ch. 2 What Are Good Assessment Practices?
ch. 3 Promoting an Assessment Culture

Part II - Planning For Assessment Success
ch. 4 Creating an Assessment Plan
ch. 5 Developing Learning Goals
ch. 6 Choosing an Assessment Strategy

Part III - The Assessment Toolbox
ch. 7 Using a Scoring Guide to Plan and Evaluate an Assignment
ch. 8 Creating an Effective Assignment
ch. 9 Encouraging Student Reflection
ch. 10 Assembling Assessment Information Into Portfolios
ch. 11 Writing a Traditional Objective Test
ch. 12 Conducting Surveys, Focus Groups, and Interviews
ch. 13 Selecting a Published Instrument

Part IV. Putting Assessment Results To Good and Appropriate Use
ch. 14 Summarizing and Analyzing Assessment Results
ch. 15 Sharing Assessment Results
ch. 16 Using Assessment Findings Effectively and Appropriately

Appendix - Key Resources on Assessing Student Learning

Suskie (Towson U.) believes in developing an assessment culture in schools and universities. She describes assessment as a four-step continuous cycle of establishing learning goals, providing learning opportunities, assessing student learning, and making good use of results. She provides rubrics for evaluating a variety of learning opportunities and media, and supplies model examinations, surveys, checklists, and reports for publication. (From the Publisher)

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