Assessment for Excellence : The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

by Astin, Alexander W.

• ISBN13: 9781573565516
• ISBN10: 1573565512
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781442213630
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-01-31
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Summary

In this detailed study, Astin examines why assessment activity has produced such meager results and, just as important, how existing activities can be improved. The author also discusses what new assessment practices can be implemented and shares specific and sometimes startling ideas on: How assessment information can most effectively be used for evaluation How results can be used to enlighten and inform the practitioner How practical, technical, and political problems can be overcome when building an assessment database from student and faculty input How the movement of externally mandated assessments in various states is having a negative impact on higher education

Author Biography

ALEXANDER W. ASTIN is Allan M. Cartter professor of higher education and director of the Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
The Philosophy and Logic of Assessment	p. 1
A Conceptual Model for Assessment	p. 16
Assessing Outcomes	p. 38
Assessing Student Inputs	p. 64
Assessing the Environment	p. 81
Analyzing Assessment Data	p. 94
Use of Assessment Results	p. 128
Building a Data Base	p. 151
Assessment as Direct Feedback to the Learner	p. 178
Assessment and Equity	p. 194
Assessment and Public Policy	p. 216
The Future of Assessment	p. 231
Statistical Analysis of Longitudinal Data	p. 255
References	p. 315
Index	p. 325
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