Assessing Student Achievement in General Education Assessment Update Collections

by Banta, Trudy W.

• ISBN13: 9780787995737
• ISBN10: 0787995738
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-26
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This new issue explores the difficulties in designing successful measures of general education learning outcomes that satisfy all stakeholders.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Assessing Student Achievement in General Education

Use of Standardized Tests

The National Assessment of College Student Learning: Current and Future Activities

The Washington State Assessment Experience

Reliving the History of Large-Scale Assessment in Higher Education

Use of Locally Designed Instruments

The Role of Assessment in Linking Faculty Teaching to Student Outcomes

Assessing Individual Generic Skills

Assessment Measures

Assessing Information Literacy and Technological Competence

Washington State University Critical Thinking Project: Improving Student Learning Outcomes through Faculty Practice

Assessing Students' Moral Awareness

An Innovative Measurement of Communication Outcomes: Self-Perception

Community College Strategies: Using a Capstone Course to Assess General Education Outcomes

Assessment Methods Applicable Across Knowledge and Skills Areas

A Multiplicity of Learning: Capstones at Portland State University

Closing the Feedback Loop in Classroom-Based Assessment

Community College Strategies: The Butler County Community College Individualized Student Assessment Pilot Project

Course-Embedded Assessment: A Teaching Strategy to Improve Student Learning

Systemwide Assessment of Utah's General Education Courses

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