{"product_id":"using-evidence-of-student-learning-to-improve-higher-education-isbn-9781118903391","title":"Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eAmerican higher education needs a major reframing of student learning outcomes assessment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic changes are underway in American higher education. New providers, emerging technologies, cost concerns, student debt, and nagging doubts about quality all call out the need for institutions to show evidence of student learning. From scholars at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), \u003ci\u003eUsing Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e presents a reframed conception and approach to student learning outcomes assessment. The authors explain why it is counterproductive to view collecting and using evidence of student accomplishment as primarily a compliance activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday's circumstances demand a fresh and more 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. Whether you're in the classroom, an administrative office, or on an assessment committee, data about what students know and are able to do are critical for guiding changes that are needed in institutional policies and practices to improve student learning and success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse this book to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how and why student learning outcomes assessment can enhance student accomplishment and increase institutional effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShift the view of assessment from being externally driven to internally motivated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how assessment results can help inform decision-making\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse assessment data to manage change and improve student success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGauging student learning is necessary if institutions are to prepare students to meet the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century needs of employers and live an economically independent, civically responsible life. For assessment professionals and educational leaders, \u003ci\u003eUsing Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e offers both a compelling rationale and practical advice for making student learning outcomes assessment more effective and efficient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. From Compliance to Ownership: Why and How Colleges and Universities Assess Student Learning 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanley O. Ikenberry and George D. Kuh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One What Works? Finding and Using Evidence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Evidence of Student Learning: What Counts and What Matters for Improvement 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePat Hutchings, Jillian Kinzie, and George D. Kuh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Fostering Greater Use of Assessment Results: Principles for Effective Practice 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJillian Kinzie, Pat Hutchings, and Natasha A. Jankowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Making Assessment Consequential: Organizing to Yield Results 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJillian Kinzie and Natasha A. Jankowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Who Cares? Engaging Key Stakeholders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Faculty and Students: Assessment at the Intersection of Teaching and Learning 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy Reese Cain and Pat Hutchings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Leadership in Making Assessment Matter 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter T. Ewell and Stanley O. Ikenberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Accreditation as Opportunity: Serving Two Purposes with Assessment 146\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter T. Ewell and Natasha A. Jankowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Bigger Picture: Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and External Entities 160\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJillian Kinzie, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and Peter T. Ewell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three What Now? Focusing Assessment on Learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Assessment and Initiative Fatigue: Keeping the Focus on Learning 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Kuh and Pat Hutchings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. From Compliance Reporting to Effective Communication: Assessment and Transparency 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatasha A. Jankowski and Timothy Reese Cain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Making Assessment Matter 220\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Kuh, Stanley O. Ikenberry, Natasha A. Jankowski, Timothy Reese Cain, Peter T. Ewell, Pat Hutchings, and Jillian Kinzie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: NILOA National Advisory Panel 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: NILOA Staff, 2008 to 2014 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 265\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGEORGE D. KUH\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and coprincipal investigator at the University of Illinois. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTANLEY O. IKENBERRY\u003c\/b\u003e is coprincipal investigator at the University of Illinois. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATASHA A. JANKOWSKI\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant director of NILOA and research assistant professor at the University of Illinois. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIMOTHY REESE CAIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a NILOA senior scholar and associate professor in the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER T. EWELL\u003c\/b\u003e is a NILOA senior scholar and vice president of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAT HUTCHINGS\u003c\/b\u003e is a NILOA senior scholar and consulting scholar for The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJILLIAN KINZIE\u003c\/b\u003e is a NILOA senior scholar and associate director of the Center for Post-secondary Research at Indiana University.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican higher education needs a major reframing of student learning outcomes assessment\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDynamic changes are underway in American higher education. New providers, emerging technologies, cost concerns, student debt, and nagging doubts about quality all call out the need for institutions to show evidence of student learning.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scholars at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) present a reframed conception and approach to student learning outcomes assessment. The authors explain why it is counterproductive to view collecting and using evidence of student accomplishment as primarily a compliance activity. Today's circumstances demand a fresh and more 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. Whether you're in the classroom, an administrative office, or on an assessment committee, data about what students know and are able to do are critical for guiding changes that are needed in institutional policies and practices to improve student learning and success.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor assessment professionals and educational leaders, \u003ci\u003eUsing Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e offers both a compelling rationale and practical advice for making student learning outcomes assessment more effective and efficient.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS A MAJOR REFRAMING OF STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDynamic changes are underway in American higher education. New providers, emerging technologies, cost concerns, student debt, and nagging doubts about quality all call out the need for institutions to show evidence of student learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scholars at the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) present a reframed conception and approach to student learning outcomes assessment. The authors explain why it is counterproductive to view collecting and using evidence of student accomplishment as primarily a compliance activity. Today's circumstances demand a fresh and more 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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