Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses

Good practice in assessment is taking place on hundreds of campuses across the country, yet much of this work goes unreported. Now, Assessment in Practice brings together in one volume the best current knowledge of assessment methods that work and principles that should be incorporated into all effective assessment efforts - whether at institutional, program, or departmental levels.

Drawing from 165 actual cases-and reporting 86 of them in their entirety, in the words of those who developed them-the authors illustrate methods and techniques covering a wide range of assessment objectives in diverse types of institutions. Classroom assessment topics include mathematics, foreign language, technology, and more. Topics on overall institutional effectiveness range from student motivation in standardized testing to a multiple-campus, course-embedded approach to assessment of general education. A helpful cross-referencing system that enables readers to access cases by assessment objective, institutional type, and measurement method is included. (From the Publisher)