Trends in Assessment

“Each of the chapters contained hereinis worth reading by itself, but I hope that readers will take the time to consumeall of the chapters in order to see meta-trends taking shape in varioussettings—and to observe as well the growing sophistication of assessmentpractices as they evolve to fit the ever-changing contexts of highereducation.”—From the foreword by Trudy W. Banta Trends in Assessment providesreaders with a survey of the state-of-the-art of the enduring assessmentconcepts and approaches developed over the past twenty-five years, and includeschapters by acknowledged experts who describe how emerging assessment trendsand ideas apply to their programs and pedagogies, covering:  Community Engagement ePortfolios Faculty Development Global Learning Graduate and Professional Education High-Impact Practices Learning Improvement and Innovation Assessment Trends from NILOA STEM Student Affairs Programs and Services The concluding chapters point to a future of assessment andidentify several meta-trends in assessment. The book was conceived by organizers and contributors of theAssessment Institute in Indianapolis, the nation’s oldest and largest highereducation assessment event, and includes contributions by the followingpartners of the Institute: Association for the Assessment of Learning in HigherEducation (AALHE); Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-BasedLearning (AAEEBL); Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS); Association for Institutional Research (AIR); Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities (AAC&U); Center for PostsecondaryResearch (CPR)/National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE); and HigherEducation Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS). Trends in Assessment serves as a vital resource forfaculty, student affairs professionals, administrators, anyone involved inaccreditation, and scholars in the field.

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