Summer 2015 Issue Available
The contributions presented in the Summer 2015 issue of Research & Practice in Assessment demonstrate an array of vantage points used to examine student learning and development. Each feature...
View ArticleReview of “Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education”
Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education is co-authored by an accomplished and influential group of scholars and practitioners, all of whom work with the National Institute for...
View ArticleReview of “Higher Education Accreditation: How It’s Changing, Why It Must”
Higher Education Accreditation: How It’s Changing, Why It Must traces the history of accreditation (regional, national, and special). Gaston explores the disconnect between public (including the...
View ArticlePerceptions of Assessment Competency among New Student Affairs Professionals
The landscape of assessment in higher education in the United States is changing; stakeholders are calling for an increased level of accountability with evidence of the impact on student learning...
View ArticleAssessment as Reflexive Practice: A Grounded Model for Making Evidence-Based...
Assessment to improve student learning and program effectiveness is an essential skill for student affairs practitioners. Empirical findings from a content analysis of the Professional Competency Areas...
View ArticleCommunication is Key: Unpacking “Use of Assessment Results to Improve Student...
Although higher education institutions often engage in assessment practices, use of assessment results to improve student learning is rare (Blaich & Wise, 2011). We surmised that this rarity could...
View ArticleAre those Rose-Colored Glasses You are Wearing? Student and Alumni Survey...
Student surveys are often important elements of assessment in higher education, but alumni surveys can play a substantial role as well. However, little is known about how responses from these two...
View ArticleWinter 2015 Issue Available
The contributions presented in the Winter 2015 issue of Research & Practice in Assessment reflect the variety found in current assessment practices. This volume provides readers with the...
View ArticleAssessment Practices in Higher Education and Results of the German Research...
The ever-increasing internationalization of study programs and global mobility of students call for greater transparency of and valid information on the knowledge and skills students acquire over the...
View ArticleReview of “Service-Learning Essentials. Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned”
Service-Learning Essentials is a manuscript authored by one of the most influential scholars in the field of community engagement, Barbara Jacoby. The strength of this book lies in its usability. It...
View ArticleReview of “Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs”
Laura A. Rivera’s Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs gives us a glimpse into the world of top-tier investment banks, management consulting firms, and law firms and the ways in which their...
View ArticleHigher Education Faculty Engagement in a Modified Mapmark Standard Setting
The Mapmark standard setting method was adapted to a higher education setting in which faculty leaders were highly involved. Eighteen university faculty members participated in a day-long standard...
View ArticleThe Use of Surveys in Teacher Education Programs to Meet Accreditation...
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) requires teacher preparation programs in the United States (US) to document their ability to produce teachers who can effectively...
View ArticleInvestigating the Dimensionality of Examinee Motivation Across Instruction...
Research investigating methods to influence examinee motivation during low-stakes assessment of student learning outcomes has involved manipulating test session instructions. The impact of instructions...
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