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Assessing student learning : a common sense guide / Linda Suskie ; foreword by Trudy W. Banta.

Summary:

This resource is "designed to summarize current thinking on the practice of assessment in a comprehensive, accessible, and useful fashion for those without formal experience in assessing student learning. Short on background and theory and long on practical advice, this is a plain-spoken, informally written book designed to provide sensible guidance on virtually all aspects of assessment ..." xxiii.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470289648 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0470289643 (pbk.)
Physical Description: xxvii, 342 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-330) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What is assessment? -- How can student learning be assessed? -- What is good assessment? -- Why are you assessing student learning? -- The keys to a culture of assessment: tangible value and respect -- Supporting assessment efforts with time, infrastructure, and resources -- Organizing an assessment process -- Developing learning goals -- Using a scoring guide or rubric to plan and evaluate an assignment -- Creating an effective assignment -- Writing a traditional test -- Assessing attitudes, values, dispositions, and habits of mind -- Assembling assessment information into portfolios -- Selecting a published test or survey -- Setting benchmarks or standards -- Summarizing and analyzing assessment results -- Sharing assessment results with internal and external audiences -- Using assessment results effectively and appropriately -- Keeping the momentum going.