Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education / edited by George D. Kuh, Stanley O. Ikenberry, Natasha A. Jankowski, Timothy Reese Cain, Peter T. Ewell, Pat Hutchings, and Jillian Kinzie.

Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education /

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"Offers a fresh and strategic approach to the processes by which evidence about student learning is obtained and used to inform efforts to improve teaching, learning, and decision-making"--

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kuh, George D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2015.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > United States > Evaluation.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Educational evaluation > United States.
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
Academic achievement > United States > Evaluation.
Universities and colleges > United States > Administration.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • From compliance to ownership: why and how colleges and universities assess student learning / Stanley O. Ikenberry and George D. Kuh
  • Evidence of student learning: what counts and what matters for improvement / Pat Hutchings, Jillian Kinzie, and George D. Kuh
  • Fostering greater use of assessment results: principles for effective practice / Jillian Kinzie, Pat Hutchings, and Natasha A. Jankowski
  • Making assessment consequential: organizing to yield results / Jillian Kinzie and Natasha A. Jankowski
  • Faculty and students: assessment at the intersection of teaching and learning / Timothy Reese Cain and Pat Hutchings
  • Leadership in making assessment matter / Peter T. Ewell and Stanley O. Ikenberry
  • Accreditation as opportunity: serving two purposes with assessment / Peter T. Ewell and Natasha A. Jankowski
  • The bigger picture: student learning outcomes assessment and external entities / Jillian Kinzie, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and Peter T. Ewell
  • Assessment and initiative fatigue: keeping the focus on learning / George D. Kuh and Pat Hutchings
  • From compliance reporting to effective communication: assessment and transparency / Natasha A. Jankowski and Timothy Reese Cain
  • Making assessment matter / George D. Kuh, Stanley O. Ikenberry, Natasha A. Jankowski, Timothy Reese Cain, Peter T. Ewell, Pat Hutchings, and Jillian Kinzie.

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