Selected Contemporary Assessment Issues
New Directions for Student Services, Number 142
Published on 21. June 2013
112 pages
978-1-118-73878-8 (ISBN)
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As demands for accountability escalate, assessment continues toevolve as a central aspect of student affairs administration.Experience clearly indicates that without a robust portfolio ofassessment activities, the services, programs, and activities of astudent affairs division are at risk of being reassigned to otherorganizational units on campus--or, in a tight budgetaryenvironment, being eliminated.
This sourcebook reminds student affairs educators of theimportance of developing an assessment program and explores topicsthat will add depth and richness to such a program. From specificmetrics to broad strategies for developing collaborative activitiesinvolving academic and student affairs, it shows how to integratevaluable resources into the assessment process and how to use thatprocess to enhance the student experience. The authors also takethe largest view, offering advice on developing an institutionalculture of assessment and planning future actions that will bestserve students during their collegiate years.
This is the 142nd volume of this Jossey-Bass highereducation quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vicepresidents of student affairs, deans of students, studentcounselors, and other student services professionals, NewDirections for Student Services offers guidelines andprograms for aiding students in their total development: emotional,social, physical, and intellectual.
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EDITOR'S NOTES 1
John H. Schuh
1. Challenges of Assessment in Student Affairs 5
Gregory S. Blimling
How student affairs professionals can develop comprehensiveassessment programs in the current climate of accountability ispresented in this chapter.
2. The Role of the Assessment Coordinator in a Division ofStudent Affairs 15
Carolyn H. Livingston, Jonathan D. Zerulik
The emerging role of assessment coordinators in student affairsdivisions is described in this chapter.
3. Using the CAS Standards in Assessment Projects 25
Laura A. Dean
This chapter presents an overview of the use of professionalstandards of practice in assessment and outlines a model forconducting program self-studies.
4. From Classroom to Practice: A Partnership Approach toAssessment 35
J. Patrick Biddix
A model for bridging graduate assessment course work anddivisional student affairs assessment efforts is provided alongwith considerations for implementation.
5. Collaborating on Assessment of the Undergraduate StudentExperience 49
Melissa S. Shivers, Sally J. McMillan
This chapter describes selected collaborative assessmentinitiatives involving academic and student affairs at theUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville.
6. How Assessment Can Advance Efforts to Enhance UndergraduateStudent Persistence 61
Ann M. Gansemer-Topf
Despite the significant amount of research related to studentpersistence, institutions must develop and implement assessmentpractices that account for their unique mission and purpose. Thischapter describes the role of assessment in enhancingpersistence.
7. Developing and Using Dashboard Indicators in Student AffairsAssessment 71
Joshua J. Mitchell, Andrew J. Ryder
This chapter presents the use of dashboards in student affairs,including examples of key indicators and considerations fordeveloping and implementing these tools.
8. Measuring the Second-Year Transformational Experience Program(STEP) at The Ohio State University 83
Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips, Kellie J. Uhrig
This case study describes the role of assessment in a programfor second-year students at The Ohio State University.
9. Developing a Culture of Assessment in Student Affairs89
John H. Schuh
Elements that contribute to developing a culture of assessment instudent affairs are presented.
10. Afterword: Considerations for Future Practice of Assessment andAccountability 99
Marilee J. Bresciani
Ideas and concepts about the future of assessment in studentaffairs are discussed.
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