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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458328403321

Autore

Bresciani Marilee J

Titolo

Demonstrating student success [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide to outcomes-based assessment of learning and development in student affairs / / Marilee J. Bresciani, Megan Moore Gardner, and Jessica Hickmott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2009

ISBN

1-57922-515-2

1-4416-5685-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GardnerMegan Moore <1976->

HickmottJessica <1985->

Disciplina

378.1/97076

Soggetti

Student affairs services - United States - Evaluation

Education, Higher - United States - Evaluation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

History and development of outcomes-based assessment -- Definition and rationale for outcomes-based assessment -- Components of an effective outcomes-based assessment plan and report -- Assessment methods -- Utilization and dissemination of results -- Implementation -- Criteria for evaluating effective outcomes-based assessment practice -- Barriers to effective assessment -- Collaboration -- Funding and other resources -- Resources and recommendations for future practice.

Sommario/riassunto

Beginning with a brief history of assessment, the book explains how to effectively engage in outcomes- based assessment, presents strategies for addressing the range of challenges and barriers student affairs practitioners are likely to face, addresses institutional, divisional, and departmental collaboration, and considers future developments in the assessment of student success. One feature of the book is its use of real case studies that both illustrate current best practices in student affairs assessment that illuminate theory and provide examples of application. The cases allow the author