Selected contemporary assessment issues / / John H. Schuh, editor

• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1; 378.197
• Soggetto topico: Educational counseling - United States; Counseling in higher education - United States
• Altri autori: SchuhJohn H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Selected contemporary assessment issues
• ISBN: 1-118-73878-0; 1-118-73887-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812664003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: J-B SS Single Issue Student Services