04122nam 2200661 450 991046000590332120200520144314.01-118-90366-81-118-90373-0(CKB)3710000000315819(EBL)1882234(SSID)ssj0001404033(PQKBManifestationID)12593580(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001404033(PQKBWorkID)11380512(PQKB)11498160(PQKBManifestationID)16039621(PQKB)22410802(MiAaPQ)EBC1882234(DLC) 2015001498(Au-PeEL)EBL1882234(CaPaEBR)ebr10997828(OCoLC)900194574(EXLCZ)99371000000031581920150106h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUsing evidence of student learning to improve higher education /George D. Kuh [and six others]San Francisco, California :National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment :Jossey-Bass,2015.©20151 online resource (304 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-90339-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: 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 ."Offers a fresh and 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"--Provided by publisher.Education, HigherAims and objectivesUnited StatesEducational tests and measurementsUnited StatesEvaluationUniversities and collegesUnited StatesEvaluationEducational changeUnited StatesElectronic books.Education, HigherAims and objectivesEducational tests and measurementsEvaluation.Universities and collegesEvaluation.Educational change378.73EDU015000bisacshKuh George D.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460005903321Using evidence of student learning to improve higher education2172493UNINA01910nam 2200445 450 991013840150332120221019085632.0953-51-5957-7(CKB)3230000000076074(NjHacI)993230000000076074(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/64879(MiAaPQ)EBC30390368(Au-PeEL)EBL30390368(EXLCZ)99323000000007607420221019d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFinite Element Analysis /edited by David Moratal1st ed.IntechOpen2010Rijeka, Croatia :Sciyo,2010.©20101 online resource (684 pages) illustrations953-307-123-0 Finite element analysis is an engineering method for the numerical analysis of complex structures. This book provides a bird's eye view on this very broad matter through 27 original and innovative research studies exhibiting various investigation directions. Through its chapters the reader will have access to works related to Biomedical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Process Analysis and Civil Engineering. The text is addressed not only to researchers, but also to professional engineers, engineering lecturers and students seeking to gain a better understanding of where Finite Element Analysis stands today.Finite element methodComputer modelling & simulationFinite element method.620.00151535Moratal Davidedt1364681Moratal DavidNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910138401503321Finite Element Analysis3386198UNINA