Assessing student learning in general education : good practice case studies

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    • Bresciani, Marilee J.

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Assessing student learning in general education : good practice case studies

Marilee J. Bresciani, editor

Anker, c2007

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Many resources on implementing general education are available, but few are written to help those faculty and administrators responsible for general education with its evaluation. This book is a compilation of good practice case studies that are intended to assist faculty and administrators in both two-year and four-year institutions with the evaluation of student learning as it relates to general education. There are several ways in which to evaluate general education, and each case study varies in its approach. How do differences in institutional culture affect the evaluation of general education? Are institutions that lack the capacity or the culture to work across departmental or division lines to identify learning outcomes or the criteria to evaluate those outcomes employing effecting outcomes-based assessment? While not a how-to book on engaging in general education assessment, this book provides the reader with ideas to consider when adapting the evaluation of general education to his or her own institutional culture. Thirteen good practice institutions outline their assessment strategies and illustrate self-reflection that contributes to improved integration of and quality in student learning and development within general education. The case studies are supplemented by an introductory chapter that presents some considerations to address when planning for general education assessment and a concluding chapter that summarizes good practice strategies for application.

Table of Contents

About the Authors vii Foreword xv Preface xviii The Challenges of Assessing General Education: Questions to Consider 1 Marilee J. Bresciani Alverno College: General Education Case Study 16 Mary E. Diez, Robert O'Brien Hokanson, Marcia Mentkowski Blinn College: General Education Case Study 28 Loraine Phillips, Leslie Janac Coker College: General Education Case Study 44 David Eubanks James Madison University: General Education Case Study 58 Donna L. Sundre, Linda Cabe Halpern Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: General Education Case Study 76 Trudy W. Banta, Sharon J. Hamilton Isothermal Community College: General Education Case Study 96 Nancy H. Womack North Carolina State University: General Education Case Study 112 Allen P. Dupont Paradise Valley Community College: General Education Case Study 125 Paul A. Dale State University of New York System Administration: General Education Case Study 146 Patricia L. Francis, Anne E. Huot The College of William and Mary: General Education Case Study 164 Susan L. Bosworth University of Central Florida: General Education Case Study 186 Martha Marinara, Kristina Tollefson University of Cincinnati: General Education Case Study 201 Janice Denton, Wayne Hall, Claudia Skutar University of Sotith Florida: General Education Case Study 210 Teresa L. Flateby A Summary of Good Practice Strategies for Assessing General Education 224 Marilee J. Bresciani Suggested Resources for Assessing General Education 237 Index 242

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