Assessing student learning effectively has become a priority in higher education. Faculty and administrators must demonstrate to various constituencies and stakeholders that their programs are effective and that there is correlation between teaching and learning. This book uses selected performance criteria?benchmarks?to assist undergraduate programs to define their educational missions and goals as well as to document their effectiveness. It helps faculty and administrators use benchmarks not only to assess outcomes of student learning, but to program assessment, evaluate student learning,…mehr
Assessing student learning effectively has become a priority in higher education. Faculty and administrators must demonstrate to various constituencies and stakeholders that their programs are effective and that there is correlation between teaching and learning. This book uses selected performance criteria?benchmarks?to assist undergraduate programs to define their educational missions and goals as well as to document their effectiveness. It helps faculty and administrators use benchmarks not only to assess outcomes of student learning, but to program assessment, evaluate student learning, create meaningful faculty scholarship, ensure quality teaching, and forge connection to the community.
THE AUTHORS DANA S. DUNN is a professor of psychology and director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College. The author or editor of numerous books, he serves on the editorial boards of several journals. MAUREEN A. McCARTHY is a professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University. She previously served as the associate executive director for the Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs at the American Psychological Association. SUZANNE C. BAKER is a professor of psychology at James Madison University, where she also serves as assistant department head in psychology. She has authored several book chapters and articles on teaching. JANE S. HALONEN is professor of psychology and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. She is the author of Your Guide to College Success.
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Foreword Peggy Maki. Preface. About the Authors. Introduction: The Case for Quality Benchmarks. 1 The Need for Quality Benchmarks in Undergraduate Programs. Part One: Benchmarking for Eight Key Program Domains. 2 The View from the Top: Checking the Climate and the Leadership of a Program. 3 First Things First: Attending to Assessment Issues, Accountability, and Accreditation (George B. Ellenberg, Claudia J. Stanny, Eman El-Sheikh). 4 The New Architecture of Learning Design: Focusing on Student Learning Outcomes. 5 Evaluating Curricula. 6 Student Development: Solving the Great Puzzle. 7 Constructively Evaluating Faculty Characteristics. 8 Back to Basics: Program Resources. 9 The Art, Science, and Craft of Administrative Support. Part Two: Benchmarking in Practice. 10 Benchmarking Quality in Challenging Contexts: The Arts, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Programs (Gregory W. Lanier). 11 Special Issues in Benchmarking in the Natural Sciences. 12 Conducting a Self-Study. 13 Serving Our Students and Our Institutions. Appendix A Using Benchmarking to Serve as an External Reviewer. Appendix B Sources of Data. Appendix C Assessment Materials for the Arts. Appendix D Disciplinary Accrediting Organizations for Bachelor's Degree Programs Currently Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). References. Index.
Foreword Peggy Maki. Preface. About the Authors. Introduction: The Case for Quality Benchmarks. 1 The Need for Quality Benchmarks in Undergraduate Programs. Part One: Benchmarking for Eight Key Program Domains. 2 The View from the Top: Checking the Climate and the Leadership of a Program. 3 First Things First: Attending to Assessment Issues, Accountability, and Accreditation (George B. Ellenberg, Claudia J. Stanny, Eman El-Sheikh). 4 The New Architecture of Learning Design: Focusing on Student Learning Outcomes. 5 Evaluating Curricula. 6 Student Development: Solving the Great Puzzle. 7 Constructively Evaluating Faculty Characteristics. 8 Back to Basics: Program Resources. 9 The Art, Science, and Craft of Administrative Support. Part Two: Benchmarking in Practice. 10 Benchmarking Quality in Challenging Contexts: The Arts, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Programs (Gregory W. Lanier). 11 Special Issues in Benchmarking in the Natural Sciences. 12 Conducting a Self-Study. 13 Serving Our Students and Our Institutions. Appendix A Using Benchmarking to Serve as an External Reviewer. Appendix B Sources of Data. Appendix C Assessment Materials for the Arts. Appendix D Disciplinary Accrediting Organizations for Bachelor's Degree Programs Currently Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). References. Index.
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