{"product_id":"assess-academic-programs-he-hardcover","title":"Assess Academic Programs HE - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary J. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigher education professionals have moved from teaching- to learning-centered models for designing and assessing courses and curricula. Faculty work collaboratively to identify learning objectives and assessment strategies, set standards, design effective curricula and courses, assess the impact of their efforts on student learning, reflect on results, and implement appropriate changes to increase student learning. Assessment is an integral component of this learner-centered approach, and it involves the use of empirical data to refine programs and improve student learning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Based on the author's extensive experience conducting assessment training workshops, this book is an expansion of a workshop\/consultation guide that has been used to provide assessment training to thousands of busy professionals. Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education provides a comprehensive introduction to planning and implementing the assessment of college and university academic programs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Written for college and university administrators, assessment officers, department chairs, and faculty who are involved in developing and implementing assessment programs, this book is a realistic, pragmatic guide for developing and implementing meaningful, manageable, and sustainable assessment programs that focus faculty attention on student learning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book will: \u003cbr\u003e * Guide readers through all steps in the assessment process\u003cbr\u003e * Provide a balanced review of the full array of assessment strategies\u003cbr\u003e * Explain how assessment is a crucial component of the teaching and learning process\u003cbr\u003e * Provide examples of successful studies that can be easily adapted\u003cbr\u003e * Summarize key assessment terms in an end-of-book glossary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigher education professionals have moved from teaching- to learning-centered models for designing and assessing courses and curricula. Faculty work collaboratively to identify learning objectives and assessment strategies, set standards, design effective curricula and courses, assess the impact of their efforts on student learning, reflect on results, and implement appropriate changes to increase student learning. Assessment is an integral component of this learner-centered approach, and it involves the use of empirical data to refine programs and improve student learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the author's extensive experience conducting assessment training workshops, this book is an expansion of a workshop\/consultation guide that has been used to provide assessment training to thousands of busy professionals. \u003ci\u003eAssessing Academic Programs in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive introduction to planning and implementing the assessment of college and university academic programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for college and university administrators, assessment officers, department chairs, and faculty who are involved in developing and implementing assessment programs, this book is a realistic, pragmatic guide for developing and implementing meaningful, manageable, and sustainable assessment programs that focus faculty attention on student learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuide readers through all steps in the assessment process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide a balanced review of the full array of assessment strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplain how assessment is a crucial component of the teaching and learning process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide examples of successful studies that can be easily adapted\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummarize key assessment terms in an end-of-book glossary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY J. ALLEN\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the California state University Institute for Teaching and Learning and former director of the Faculty Teaching \u0026amp; Learning Center and Assessment Center at California State University, Bakersfield. She earned a master's degree in statistics and a Ph.D. in psychology from the university of California, Berkeley, and she taught these subjects for over two decades before branching into faculty development and assessment. She serves as a thinking partner on educational effectiveness for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC); is Executive Editor of Exchanges, the California State University online journal on teaching and learning; and regularly presents workshops on assessment, including the AAHE\/WASC collaborative workshop, Building Learner-Centered Institutions: Developing Institutional Strategies for Assessing \u0026amp; Improving Student Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.31 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730047340607,"sku":"9781882982677","price":79.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c4f39c2c6edb0f4e4bf8f504e570a695.webp?v=1765124613","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/assess-academic-programs-he-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}