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UNINA9910462626903321 |
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Titolo |
Selected contemporary assessment issues [[electronic resource] /] / John H. Schuh, editor |
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San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-73878-0 |
1-118-73887-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (119 p.) |
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Collana |
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New directions for student services ; ; no. 142, Summer 2013 |
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Soggetti |
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Educational counseling - United States |
Counseling in higher education - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Editor's Notes; 1: Challenges of Assessment in Student Affairs; The Climate for Assessment in Higher Education; Assessment Challenges in Student Affairs; Using Assessment to Make Management and Policy Decisions; Knowledge Discovery through Data Mining; The Politics of Assessment; Conclusions; 2: The Role of the Assessment Coordinator in a Division of Student Affairs; Role of Assessment Coordinator; Create and Manage Assessment Teams.; Encourage and Stimulate Assessment Projects.; Ensure That Assessment Is a Divisional Priority Among Senior Leaders. |
Provide Educational Opportunities for Staff.Review Assessment Reports and Provide Feedback.; Challenges; Balancing Multiple Divisional Responsibilities.; Herding Cats.; Addressing Competing Priorities Among Divisional Leaders.; Connecting Assessment to Budget and Strategic Planning.; Enhancing the Skill of Professionals to Conduct Assessment.; Examples of Assessments and Impact of Results; Understanding the Community Service Experience of Conduct-Mandated Students.; Assessing the Needs of Transgendered Students, Queer Students of Color, and Queer Students of Faith. |
Educating Student Athletes on Fueling for Performance.Living and |
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Learning: Residence Life and the Continuous Cycle of Assessment.; Conclusion; 3: Using the CAS Standards in Assessment Projects; Determining Quality through the Use of Standards; CAS Standards and Guidelines.; Relevant Research.; Assessing Both Programs and Outcomes.; CAS Approach to Self-Study.; Examples of Assessment Using CAS Standards; Considerations in Using CAS; Conclusion; 4: From Classroom to Practice: A Partnership Approach to Assessment; Course Description; Project Description and Examples; Project Description. |
Example Projects.Evaluation and Revisions; Considerations for Implementation; Defining Partnerships.; Clarifying Roles.; Recognizing Opportunities.; Accepting Challenges.; Concluding Thoughts; 5: Collaborating on Assessment of the Undergraduate Student Experience; Student Life Strategic Planning; Retention and Transition Initiatives: A Partnership; Ignite Program; Life of the Mind/Welcome Week; Assessment and Strategic Planning: Successes and Opportunities; 6: How Assessment Can Advance Efforts to Enhance Undergraduate Student Persistence |
Using Assessment to Supplement Research on Student PersistenceTypes of Assessment; Needs Assessment.; Utilization Assessment.; Satisfaction Assessment.; Outcomes-Based Assessment.; Seidman's Retention Formula; Early Identification.; Interventions.; Summary; 7: Developing and Using Dashboard Indicators in Student Affairs Assessment; The Origins of Dashboards; Executive Information Systems.; Balanced Scorecards.; Dashboards.; What Is a Dashboard?; Applications and Types of Dashboards.; Dashboards and Key Performance Indicators.; Dashboards in the Context of Higher Education and Student Affairs |
Dashboard Indicators in Higher Education and Student Affairs |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As demands for accountability escalate, assessment continues to evolve as a central aspect of student affairs administration. Experience clearly indicates that without a robust portfolio of assessment activities, the services, programs, and activities of a student affairs division are at risk of being reassigned to other organizational units on campus-or, in a tight budgetary environment, being eliminated. This sourcebook reminds student affairs educators of the importance of developing an assessment program and explores topics that will add depth and richness to such a program. From |
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