Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education) [Paperback]

Trudy W. Banta and Associates (Author), Jon P. Lund (Author), Karen E. Black (Author), Frances W. Oblander (Author)

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Series: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education | Publication Date: October 31, 1995

This book's contribution will be a very big one--and not just in size...there is no compAndium of examples like it. As such, it's invaluable. It will be very useful to those who plan and carry out assessment on campuses.


?Thomas A. Angelo, director, AAHE Assessment Forum

Brings together in one volume the best current knowledge of what assessment methods work best and how their principles should be incorporated into all effective assessment efforts?whether at institutional, program, or department levels. Drawing from 165 actual cases?and reporting 86 of them in their entirety?the authors illustrate methods and techniques of assessment covering a wide range of objectives in diverse types of institutions.

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"This book's contribution will be a very big one--and not just in size...There is no compendium of examples like it. As such, it's invaluable. It will be very useful to those who plan and carry out assessment on campuses." --Thomas A. Angelo, director, AAHE Assessment Forum

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Good practice in assessment is occurring on hundreds of campuses across the country. Yet most accounts of this work go unreported or are widely dispersed, published in the literature of dozens of different academic disciplines. Now, Assessment in Practice brings together in one volume the best current knowledge of what assessment methods work best and what principles should be incorporated into all effective assessment efforts—whether at institutional, program, or department levels.Drawing from 165 actual cases—and reporting 86 of them in their entirety, in the words of those who developed them—the authors illustrate methods and techniques of assessment covering a wide range of objectives in diverse types of institutions. Classroom assessment topics, for instance, include mathematics, foreign language, technology, and more. Topics on overall institutional effectiveness range from student motivation and standardized testing to a multiple-campus, course-embedded approach to assessment of general education. The authors provide a helpful cross-referencing system that enables readers to access cases by type of objective, type of institution, and type of method. And they include numerous forms, questionnaires, and contact names to help practitioners implement the book's strategies.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (October 31, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787901342
• ISBN-13: 978-0787901349
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Collection of Real-world Examples, August 13, 2004

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This review is from: Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education) (Paperback)

While most books about assessment focus on the concepts and principles related to assessment to the exclusion of practical advice, this book provides over 60 case studies from a variety of institutions with multiple examples of assessment in the major, general education, student development, in the classroom, and institutional effectiveness. While this is not the only book you should read or have on assessment, it is a valuable companion piece with an extraordinary set of examples.

5.0 out of 5 stars Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses, August 26, 2011

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5.0 out of 5 stars Assessment Still Crucial, January 12, 2008

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This review is from: Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education) (Paperback)

Banta was a leader in this field from the beginning. As educators continue to struggle to improve student learning, this book continues to offer ideas.