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ARTICLES Graduate Programs: The Wild West of Outcomes Assessment Jordan H. Orzoff, Paula E. Peinovich, Eric Riedel The Role of the Quality Enhancement Plan in Engendering a Culture of Assessment Thomas P. Loughman, Joyce Hickson, Gina L. Sheeks, J. William Hortman Using Assessment to Bring About Cultural Change: The Value of Assessing Learning Spaces Michael Harris, Roxanne Cullen COLUMNS From the States Peter T. Ewell Community College Strategies Joshua S. Smith, Sungtaek Lim, Sharon Bone     

OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH‐LEVEL CONSULTATION ON POLICY ISSUES OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

This consultation, which lasted three days (5‐7 May 1993), featured discussions among high‐ranking eastern and central European officials responsible for higher education, UNESCO staff members, and invited experts. The discussions were organized under the following rubrics: Quality Assessment in Higher Education: Issues and Concerns; Institutional Self‐Evaluation and External Quality Assessment; Policy Implications of Quality Management in Higher Education; National Evaluation Bodies; the Role and Functions of an International Body, sponsored by CEPES‐UNESCO, currently being formed: the European Group on Academic Assessment; and Quality Assessment and Institutional Accreditation.     

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The Status of Diversity Enrollment The Role of Student Characteristics The Challenge of Involvement Theories of Involvement Cultural Pluralism Intergroup Relations Demography Summary Institutional Responses to Diversity Approaches of Successful Institutions Summary Implications: An Expanded Focus Organizing for Diversity: Fundamental Issues Diversification of Faculty and Staff Mission and Values Dealing with Conflict The Quality of Interaction on Campus Educating for Diversity The Perceived Conflict Between Access and Quality The Changing Climate Assessment and Implications Institutional Assessment Research Coordination Among Sectors National Issues Costs and Commitment Leadership Conclusion Appendix: Institutional Characteristics References Name Index Subject Index About the Authors     

Instrument Development and Validation of the Infant and Toddler Assessment for Quality Improvement

Research Findings: There is a growing need for accurate and efficient measures of classroom quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. Observational measures are costly, as their administration generally takes 3–5 hr per classroom. This article outlines the process of development and preliminary concurrent validity testing of the Assessment for Quality Improvement (AQI), a new measure of global quality. The AQI is a classroom-level measure of structural and process quality. It consists of 24 items on a 5-point scale designed for use in ECEC infant and toddler classrooms. At between 60 and 90 min per room, the AQI is a relatively efficient measure. Item response theory modeling was used to ensure logical and coherent ordering of subitems. Exploratory factor analysis supported the use of the AQI total score and the Interactions section as a stand-alone measure. Correlations between the Infant and Toddler versions of the AQI and the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale–Revised were moderate, providing preliminary support for the concurrent validity of both versions. Practice or Policy: Our results suggest that the AQI is a promising, efficient measure of global quality in infant and toddler ECEC environments. This may be especially relevant for Quality Rating and Improvement Systems, for which the observational component is a major cost driver.     

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Do Good Assessment Practices Measure Up to the Principles of Assessment? Call for Contributions Healthy Assessment: What Nursing Schools Can Teach Us about Effective Assessment of Student Learning Development of a National Survey for Secondary Mathematics Teacher Education Programs From the States: New Looks in Specialized Accreditation Community College Strategies: Curriculum‐Level Assessment: Finding Meaning and Focus for Real Results     

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ARTICLES Assessment Trends: A Ten‐Year Perspective on the Uses of a General Education Assessment Jana M. Hanson and Lavonne Mohn Editor's Notes Trudy W. Banta Assessment on a Budget: Overcoming Challenges of Time and Money Cynthia Tweedell Junior Faculty Members' Involvement in University Assessment Min Liu Beyond the Grade: Developing Opportunities for Course‐Embedded Assessment Jeff King COLUMN From the States: Regional Accreditation Redux Peter T. Ewell FEATURE Recommended Reading Chris Mayer     

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Expanding Assessment Perspectives: The Importance of Student Leadership in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Call for Contributions Empowering Faculty and Students with Assessment Data Including Faculty in Accreditation Preparation: Boon or Bane? Relating Students' Grades and Measures of Specific Outcomes Assessment Measures: The AAC&U VALUE Rubrics Community College Strategies: Creating Change and Buy‐In for Assessment through Faculty Learning Communities     

以本科教学工作水平评估准备为契机,全面提升我校本科教学质量

教育部本科教学工作水平评估,对我校发展来说既是挑战,也是机遇;是对我校本科教学、人才培养工作的一次检阅,也是对学校教职员工业务水平、工作能力和敬业精神的一次全面考核。因此,向兄弟院校学习评建经验,抓住本科教学工作水平评估准备这一契机,进一步明确办学指导思想,提炼办学特色,改善办学条件,加强师资队伍建设,提高教学管理水平,深化教学改革,全面加强各项评估指标建设,向教育部本科教学工作水平评估"良好"的方向努力就显得必要而迫切。     

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SLO‐Based Grading Makes Assessment an Integral Part of Teaching Call for Contributions Editor's Notes: Assessing Assessment's ROI Assessment Plans: A Tool for Sanity Lessons from Multiple Institutional Assessment Measures of Specific Student Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction Assessment Measures: The ACT Engage Survey Community College Strategies: Student Learning Assessment: A Program‐Level Model     

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ARTICLES A Model for Integrating Assessment Across an Undergraduate Political Science Major Shala Mills, Bryan Bennett, C. B. Crawford, Lawrence Gould Editor's Notes Trudy W. Banta What Is a Rubric? Merilee Griffin The Internal Consultant Model for Assessment Kristi L. Lewis, Peter J. Swerdzewski The Art of Making Assessment Anti‐Venom: Injecting Assessment in Small Doses to Create a Faculty Culture of Assessment Philip I. Kramer COLUMN Assessment Measures Gary R. Pike     

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Launching E‐Portfolios: An Organic Process Call for Contributions Editor's Notes: Envisioning Learning Promoting Student Affairs Buy‐in for Assessment: Lessons Learned Working at Assessment Making the Case for Formative Assessment: How it Improves Student Engagement and Faculty Summative Course Evaluations From the States Assessment on Steroids: Colombia's National Testing Program     

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“Just Right” Outcomes Assessment: A Fable for Higher Education Call for Contributions Editor's Notes: Helping Faculty Members Learn Focus on the Bottom‐Line: Assessing Business Writing Including Students in Student Assessment Using Curriculum‐Embedded Assessments of Student Learning: Establishing a Model for Internal Benchmarking Assessment Measures: ExamSoft® Examination Management     

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The Power of Many: Building Capacity for Assessment Through Cross Institutional Collaboration Call for Contributions Building a Culture of Assessment in the Arts and Sciences A Practical Approach to Assessing Implementation Fidelity A Fatal Flaw in the Collegiate Learning Assessment Test From the States: Having it Both Ways: Massachusetts's Approach to Statewide Assessment     

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ARTICLES The Presentation of the Student Role in Everyday Classroom Life: An Assessment Jonathan I. Marx, Jennifer Crew Solomon, Bradley G. Tripp Editor's Notes Trudy W. Banta A Call for Student Involvement in the Push for Assessment Megan Rodgers Community Outreach: Assessment and Program Planning for Off‐Campus Students Jennifer Massey, Karla Gouthro Closing the Loop: Assessing SLOs for Quantitative and Qualitative Models in Business Courses George G. Klemic, Eveann Lovero COLUMN Assessment Measures Gary R. Pike FEATURE Recommended Reading Susan Kahn     

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ARTICLES A Rose by Any Other Name: Grading and Assessment Elizabeth C. Greville Diversity as a Learning Goal: Challenges in Assessing Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Pam Bowers Challenges to the Credible Assessment of Learning Don Noel Smith Integrating Assessment and Budget Planning Processes: A Good or a Bad Idea? Jeff E. Hoyt COLUMNS From the States Peter T. Ewell Assessment Measures Gary R. Pike     

Redefining assessment? The first ten years of assessment in education

The completion of the first ten years of this journal is an occasion for review and reflection. The main issues that have been addressed over the ten years are summarized in four main sections: Purposes, International Trends, Quality Concerns and Assessment for Learning. Each of these illustrates the underlying significance of the themes of principles, policy and practice, which the journal highlights in its subtitle. The many contributions to these themes that the journal has published illustrate the diversity and complex interactions of the issues. They also illustrate that, across the world, political and public pressures have had the effect of enhancing the dominance of assessment so that the decade has seen a hardening, rather than any resolution, of its many negative effects on society. A closing section looks ahead, arguing that there is a move to rethink more radically the practices and priorities of assessment if it is to respond to human needs rather than to frustrate them.     

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ARTICLES Took Survey. Got Shirt: Using Effective Educational Practices to Maximize NSSE Response Rates Matthew L. Feldmann and Keli Jackson My Own Worst Enemy: Five Ways My Best Intentions Impair Assessment Jeremy D. Penn Repairing a Broken Assessment System Christie Hill Magoulias Assessment in Times of Turbulence: Using Assessment Tools to Understand and Change Processes in Student Services Jennifer Massey, Bruce Griffiths, and Nanci Corrigan COLUMNS Assessment Measures: The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Surveys Gary R. Pike Community College Strategies: Improving Faculty Ownership of General Education and Its Assessment Rose Mince, Lynne A. Mason, and Nancy Bogage     

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ARTICLES Differential Effect of Topic: Implications for Portfolio Assessment Charles Secolsky, Ellen Wentland Editor's Notes Trudy W. Banta Developing a Collaborative Assessment Framework Norean Radke Sharpe, Rachel I. Reiser, Diane Contara Chase Developing Cost‐Reporting Guidelines for Learning Assessment and Accountability in Virginia Vernon B. Harper Jr. The Assessment Smorgasbord Dale L. Mort COLUMN From the States Peter T. Ewell     

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