{"product_id":"assessing-student-learning-isbn-9781119426936","title":"Assessing Student Learning","description":"\u003ci\u003eAssessing Student Learning\u003c\/i\u003e is a standard reference for college faculty and administrators, and the third edition of this highly regarded book continues to offer comprehensive, practical, plainspoken guidance. The third edition adds a stronger emphasis on making assessment useful; greater attention to building a culture in which assessment is used to inform important decisions; an enhanced focus on the many settings of assessment, especially general education and co-curricula; a new emphasis on synthesizing evidence of student learning into an overall picture of an integrated learning experience; new chapters on curriculum design and assessing the hard-to-assess; more thorough information on organizing assessment processes; new frameworks for rubric design and setting standards and targets; and many new resources. Faculty, administrators, new and experienced assessment practitioners, and students in graduate courses on higher education assessment will all find this a valuable addition to their bookshelves. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Lists ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figure xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Exhibits xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Understanding Assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 What Is Assessment? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Many Settings for Student Learning and Assessment 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 What Are Effective Assessment Practices? 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Laying a Foundation for Assessment Success\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Learning Goals: Articulating What You Most Want Students to Learn 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Designing Curricula to Help Students Learn What’s Important 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 How Will Your Evidence of Student Learning be Used? 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Planning Assessments in Academic Programs 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Planning Assessments in General Education, Co-curricula, and Other Settings 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Building a Pervasive, Enduring Culture of Evidence and Betterment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Guiding and Coordinating Assessment Efforts 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Helping Everyone Learn What to Do 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Supporting Assessment Efforts 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Keeping Assessment Cost-Effective 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Collaborating on Assessment 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Valuing Assessment and the People Who Contribute 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 The Assessment Toolbox\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Designing Rubrics to Plan and Assess Assignments 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Creating Effective Assignments 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Writing Multiple-Choice and Other Objective Tests 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Assembling Evidence of Student Learning into Portfolios 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Selecting Published Instruments 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Other Assessment Tools 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Assessing the Hard-to-Assess 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Understanding and Using Evidence of Student Learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Setting Meaningful Standards and Targets 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Summarizing and Storing Evidence of Student Learning 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Analyzing Evidence of Student Learning 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Sharing Evidence of Student Learning 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Using Evidence of Student Learning to Inform\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportant Decisions 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 377\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLINDA SUSKIE\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally recognized writer, speaker, trainer, and consultant on assessment in higher education. Her previous positions included serving as Vice President at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Associate Vice President for Assessment and Institutional Research at Towson University, and Director of the Assessment Forum of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE).      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ACCLAIMED, COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO STUDENT LEARNING ASSESSMENT, REVISED AND UPDATED\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its third edition, \u003ci\u003eAssessing Student Learning\u003c\/i\u003e continues to offer college faculty and administrators an accessible and authoritative guide for assessing student learning in a variety of higher education settings. Linda Suskie—an internationally recognized expert—presents a wealth of well-informed principles as well as flexible, adaptable options. This book is a time-tested, straightforward guide filled with practical advice that can help meet ever-increasing needs for ensuring and demonstrating educational quality, stewardship, and accountability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly revised and updated, the third edition highlights the latest thinking on student learning assessment. This edition now offers guidance on how to assess student learning in targeted settings such as: the classroom, general education curricula, undergraduate and graduate programs, and co-curricular and student development programs. It also reviews current research on rubrics and offers new chapters on curriculum design and on assessing the hard-to-assess. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the third edition offers greatly expanded suggestions for building a meaningful, pervasive, and cost-effective culture of assessment, and it presents a broader variety of strategies to help guide and coordinate successful assessment efforts. The third edition also offers fresh ideas on setting standards and targets for student performance and on how to summarize, analyze, share, and use evidence of student learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten both for those familiar with assessment and for those just getting started, \u003ci\u003eAssessing Student Learning\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential guide to every aspect of the assessment process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988768702693,"sku":"NP9781119426936","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119426936.jpg?v=1761781520","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/assessing-student-learning-isbn-9781119426936","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}