Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education
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Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education
(The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series)
Jossey-Bass, c2015
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University of Miyazaki Library/ Library Director:Ikari Tetsuo図
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-260) and index
Other editors: Stanley O. Ikenberry, Natasha A. Jankowski, Timothy Reese Cain, Peter T. Ewell, Pat Hutchings and Jillian Kinzie
Description and Table of Contents
Description
American higher education needs a major reframing of student learning outcomes assessment Dynamic 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), Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education 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.
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.
Use this book to:
Understand how and why student learning outcomes assessment can enhance student accomplishment and increase institutional effectiveness
Shift the view of assessment from being externally driven to internally motivated
Learn how assessment results can help inform decision-making
Use assessment data to manage change and improve student success
Gauging student learning is necessary if institutions are to prepare students to meet the 21st century needs of employers and live an economically independent, civically responsible life. For assessment professionals and educational leaders, Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education offers both a compelling rationale and practical advice for making student learning outcomes assessment more effective and efficient.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xvii
About the Authors xix
1. From Compliance to Ownership: Why and How Colleges and Universities Assess Student Learning 1
Stanley O. Ikenberry and George D. Kuh
PART ONE What Works? Finding and Using Evidence
2. Evidence of Student Learning: What Counts and What Matters for Improvement 27
Pat Hutchings, Jillian Kinzie, and George D. Kuh
3. Fostering Greater Use of Assessment Results: Principles for Effective Practice 51
Jillian Kinzie, Pat Hutchings, and Natasha A. Jankowski
4. Making Assessment Consequential: Organizing to Yield Results 73
Jillian Kinzie and Natasha A. Jankowski
PART TWO Who Cares? Engaging Key Stakeholders
5. Faculty and Students: Assessment at the Intersection of Teaching and Learning 95
Timothy Reese Cain and Pat Hutchings
6. Leadership in Making Assessment Matter 117
Peter T. Ewell and Stanley O. Ikenberry
7. Accreditation as Opportunity: Serving Two Purposes with Assessment 146
Peter T. Ewell and Natasha A. Jankowski
8. The Bigger Picture: Student Learning Outcomes Assessment and External Entities 160
Jillian Kinzie, Stanley O. Ikenberry, and Peter T. Ewell
PART THREE What Now? Focusing Assessment on Learning
9. Assessment and Initiative Fatigue: Keeping the Focus on Learning 183
George D. Kuh and Pat Hutchings
10. From Compliance Reporting to Effective Communication: Assessment and Transparency 201
Natasha A. Jankowski and Timothy Reese Cain
11. Making Assessment Matter 220
George D. Kuh, Stanley O. Ikenberry, Natasha A. Jankowski, Timothy Reese Cain, Peter T. Ewell,
Pat Hutchings, and Jillian Kinzie
References 237
Appendix A: NILOA National Advisory Panel 261
Appendix B: NILOA Staff, 2008 to 2014 263
Index 265
by "Nielsen BookData"