Using Quality Benchmarks for Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs
Will be published approx. on 7. January 2011
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-470-40556-7 (ISBN)
Description
Assessing student learning effectively has become a priority in higher education. Faculty and administrators must demonstrate to various constituencies and stakeholders that their programs are effective and that there is correlation between teaching and learning. This book uses selected performance criteria-benchmarks-to assist undergraduate programs to define their educational missions and goals as well as to document their effectiveness. It helps faculty and administrators use benchmarks not only to assess outcomes of student learning, but to program assessment, evaluate student learning, create meaningful faculty scholarship, ensure quality teaching, and forge connection to the community.
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Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Tables: 34 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
710 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-40556-7 (9780470405567)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Dana S. Dunn | Maureen A. McCarthy | Suzanne C. Baker
Using Quality Benchmarks for Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs
E-Book
12/2010
Jossey-Bass
€42.99
Available for download
Dana S. Dunn | Maureen A. McCarthy | Suzanne C. Baker
Using Quality Benchmarks for Assessing and Developing Undergraduate Programs
E-Book
12/2010
Jossey-Bass
€42.99
Available for download
Persons
Dana S. Dunn is a professor of psychology and director of the Learning in Common Curriculum at Moravian College. The author or editor of numerous books, he serves on the editorial boards of several journals.
Maureen A. McCarthy is a professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University. She previously served as the associate executive director for the Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Programs at the American Psychological Association.
Suzanne C. Baker is a professor of psychology at James Madison University, where she also serves as assistant department head in psychology. She has authored several book chapters and articles on teaching.
Jane S. Halonen is professor of psychology and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of West Florida. She is the author of Your Guide to College Success.
Content
Foreword Peggy Maki.
Preface.
About the Authors.
Introduction: The Case for Quality Benchmarks.
1 The Need for Quality Benchmarks in Undergraduate Programs.
Part One: Benchmarking for Eight Key Program Domains.
2 The View from the Top: Checking the Climate and the Leadership of a Program.
3 First Things First: Attending to Assessment Issues, Accountability, and Accreditation (George B. Ellenberg, Claudia J. Stanny, Eman El-Sheikh).
4 The New Architecture of Learning Design: Focusing on Student Learning Outcomes.
5 Evaluating Curricula.
6 Student Development: Solving the Great Puzzle.
7 Constructively Evaluating Faculty Characteristics.
8 Back to Basics: Program Resources.
9 The Art, Science, and Craft of Administrative Support.
Part Two: Benchmarking in Practice.
10 Benchmarking Quality in Challenging Contexts: The Arts, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Programs (Gregory W. Lanier).
11 Special Issues in Benchmarking in the Natural Sciences.
12 Conducting a Self-Study.
13 Serving Our Students and Our Institutions.
Appendix A Using Benchmarking to Serve as an External Reviewer.
Appendix B Sources of Data.
Appendix C Assessment Materials for the Arts.
Appendix D Disciplinary Accrediting Organizations for Bachelor's Degree Programs Currently Recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
References.
Index.