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• ANDREA T. MANYON, THOMAS HUGH FEELEY, KAREN J. PANZARELLA, TIMOTHY J. SERVOSS
  • DEVELOPMENT OF AN ASSESSMENT TOOL MEASURING MEDICAL STUDENTS' INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND CLINICAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• HAMZEH DODEEN
  • ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AT THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY: ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
• KAREN SCHMID, SUSAN J. KIGER
  • COMPETENCE‐BASED CURRICULA AND ASSESSMENT: THE CASE OF TEACHER EDUCATION IN INDIANA

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• JUDITH A. OUIMET
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
• PETER T. EWELL
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• VIRGINIA S. LEE, MARCIA MENTKOWSKI, CHERYL E. DROUT, SUSAN McGURY, SHARON J. HAMILTON, DAN SHAPIRO
  • THE EVOLUTION AND USES OF A FRAMEWORK FOR PLACING STUDENT LEARNING AT THE CENTER OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
• RUTH L. GREEN, CASSANDRA R. JONES, ROSE B. PASCARELL
  • ENCOURAGING BUY‐IN TO ASSESSMENT IN STUDENT AFFAIRS VIA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
• AMY R. WILDEY, G. TODD VANEK, MICHAEL S. TREVISAN
  • ASSESSMENT COORDINATORS: PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
• BRUCE KEITH, JAMES JF FOREST
  • ASSESSING STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR

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• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES
• JEFFREY A. SEYBERT
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

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• NICHOLAS HUNT‐BULL, HELEN M. PACKEY
  • DOING ASSESSMENT AS IF TEACHING MATTERS: CHANGING THE ASSESSMENT CULTURE IN AN ACADEMIC DIVISION
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• CHERYL BEIL, MELINDA A. KNIGHT
  • UNDERSTANDING THE GAP BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WRITING
• BEVERLY DOLINSKY, ROBERTA S. MATTHEWS, GERALD M. GREENFIELD, PHYLLIS CURTIS‐TWEED, SCOTT E. EVENBECK
  • ASSESSMENT IS ESSENTIAL FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL FIRST‐YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS
• OZLEM ILK
  • USE OF QUESTION AND COMMENT PAPERS IN COLLEGE TEACHING
• SUSAN KAHN
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• BARBARA D. WRIGHT
  • THE WAY TO A FACULTY MEMBER'S HEAD IS THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• SUSAN L. ALOI
  • BEST PRACTICES IN LINKING ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING
• SEAN A. MCKITRICK
  • USING THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FOR ACCREDITATION: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ACCREDITATION OF TEACHER EDUCATION AS AN EXAMPLE

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• PAULETTE M. POPOVICH, TIM R. VIERHELLER
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
  • PETER T. EWELL
    • FROM THE STATES
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• Randy L. Swing
  • WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT ASSESSMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE?
• BETSY BAREFOOT
  • FOUNDATIONS OF EXCELLENCE: A NEW MODEL FOR FIRST‐YEAR ASSESSMENT
• JENNIFER R. KEUP
  • THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FRESHMAN SURVEY AND YOUR FIRST COLLEGE YEAR: USING LONGITUDINAL DATA TO ASSESS THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE
• JOHN HAYEK, GEORGE KUH
  • PRINCIPLES FOR ASSESSING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE
• LINDA ANN WEEKS
  • SUBJECTIVITY, ASSESSMENT, AND TREASURE TROVES

     

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• JEAN WOODBURY, ROBERT MYERS, SUSANNE M. TRACY
  • SEVEN YEARS LATER: THE NEW ENGLAND EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT NETWORK CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE REGION'S NEEDS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• KAREN W. BAUER
  • TWO MAJOR ASSESSMENT EFFORTS UNDER WAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
• JESSICA L. JONSON, THOMAS C. CALHOUN
  • DON'T BRING FACULTY TO ASSESSMENT, BRING ASSESSMENT TO FACULTY
• MARILEE J. BRESCIANI, JAMES A. ANDERSON, THOMAS E. H. CONWAY, JO ALLEN
  • IN SEARCH OF MEANINGFUL AND MANAGEABLE ASSESSMENT: ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
• MARILEE J. BRESCIANI
  • DEVELOPMENT OF A RUBRIC TO EVALUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAM ASSESSMENT PLANS AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

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• TRUDY W. BANTA, GARY R. PIKE
  • REVISITING THE BLIND ALLEY OF VALUE ADDED
• RICHARD L. SLAUGHTER, SUSAN ANN TALLEY
  • USING QUESTIONNAIRES IN A COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
• THOMAS W. PARADIS, KATHLEEN L. SMALLDON
  • UNITE AND CONQUER: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
• R. RAY D. SOMERA
  • THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT's CRITICAL ROLE IN MODELING ASSESSMENT: A LESSON IN LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE

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• PETER T. EWELL
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• SUSAN KAHN
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• JOHN A. MUFFO
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• YVETTE FARMER
  • MOVING ASSESSMENT BEYOND UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND FACULTY: CREATING A PROGRAM EVALUATION RESEARCH TEAM WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• ROSEMARY E. SUTTON
  • ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING: MOVING FROM COMPLIANCE TO INTERNALIZATION
• CHARLES S. WEINER, DOUGLAS N. MCMILLAN
  • TRANSFORMING THE ASSESSMENT CULTURE THROUGH THE USE OF ASSESSMENT SPECIALISTS AT A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY
• ROSALIND PERRY MARTIN
  • USING GRADUATE ASSISTANTS IN PROGRAM ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY

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• JUDITH A. OUIMET, ROBERT A. SMALLWOOD
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• DAWN GERONIMO TERKLA, LISA S. O'LEARY, NANCY E. WILSON, ANDE DIAZ
  • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ASSESSMENT: LINKING ACTIVITIES TO ATTITUDES
• KATHRYN DOHERTY
  • LINKING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: USING NSSE RESULTS TO INFORM CAMPUS ACTION
• JIM C. ECK, HOYT EDGE, KATHERINE STEPHENSON
  • INVESTIGATING TYPES OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH LIVING‐LEARNING COMMUNITIES: THE PERSPECTIVE FROM ROLLINS COLLEGE
• BONNIE K. FOX GARRITY, MAUREEN F. FINNEY
  • AN ANALYSIS OF SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND OUTCOMES IN A LICENSED PROFESSION VERSUS A NONLICENSED PROFESSION
• THOMAS P. JUDD, BRUCE KEITH
  • ASSESSING STUDENTS' PROFICIENCY IN MATH AND SCIENCE

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• SUSAN KAHN
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• ALAN R. BELCHER
  • ASSESSMENT OF THE FIRST‐YEAR EXPERIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON: USING PORTFOLIO COMPLETION RATES AS AN INDICATOR
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• PHILIP I. KRAMER
  • SYSTEMWIDE ASSESSMENT OF UTAH'S GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
• DONALD H. BENNION, MICHAEL HARRIS
  • CREATING AN ASSESSMENT CULTURE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY: A DECADE OF PROGRESS
• PHYLLIS MABLE
  • THE COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STANDARDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION TURNS TWENTY‐FIVE

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• ROBIN D. ANDERSON, AMY D. THELK
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

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• REES HUGHES, C. ROBERT PACE
  • USING NSSE TO STUDY STUDENT RETENTION AND WITHDRAWAL
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• DIANE KELLY‐RILEY
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY CRITICAL THINKING PROJECT: IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH FACULTY PRACTICE
• JOANNE M. CROSSMAN
  • ADVANTAGES AND ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT CO‐AUTHORING
• NANCY H. WOMACK
  • THE EMERGENCE OF LEADERSHIP AS A BY‐PRODUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE AT ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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• DONNA L. SUNDRE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• PATRICIA L. FRANCIS, PETER D. SALINS, ANNE E. HUOT
  • THE SUNY ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE: MEETING STANDARDS OF GOOD PRACTICE
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• CHARLES M. SPUCHES, PETER J. GRAY, DUDLEY J. RAYNAL, S. SCOTT SHANNON
  • A PLANNED‐CHANGE PERSPECTIVE ON FACULTY‐DRIVEN GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT
• PHILIP H. CHRISTENSEN
  • GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AT SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: LESSONS IN VALIDATING MEASURES AND CLOSING THE LOOP
• JONATHAN GIBRALTER, LUCIA CEPRIANO
  • GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AT FARMINGDALE STATE UNIVERSITY: CREATING A CENTRAL CORE OF EDUCATIONAL VALUES
• DENNIS L. HEFNER
  • GENERAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT AT SUNY FREDONIA: BUILDING ON A SOLID ASSESSMENT FOUNDATION

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• JEFFREY A. SEYBERT
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

     

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• ALEC M. TESTA
  • ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH AN ONLINE, COMPETENCY‐BASED UNIVERSITY
• THOMAS W. ZANE
  • DOMAIN DEFINITION: THE FOUNDATION OF COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT
• RANDALL E. CASE
  • INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND TEST QUESTION DEVELOPMENT: THE INTERSECTION OF STUDENT AND CONTENT
• GERILEE NICASTRO, KYLE M. MORETON
  • DEVELOPMENT OF QUALITY PERFORMANCE TASKS AT WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
• DIANE L. JOHNSON
  • COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AT WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
• PHILIP A. SCHMIDT
  • ASSESSMENT AT WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY AND THE NCATE ACCREDITATION PROCESS

     

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• DWIGHT SMITH, DOUGLAS EDER
  • ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAM REVIEW: LINKING TWO PROCESSES
• TRUDY W. BANTA, KAREN E. BLACK, KIMBERLY A. KLINE
  • ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROBLEM‐BASED LEARNING
• TERESA L. FLATEBY, ELIZABETH METZGER
  • INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE COGNITIVE LEVEL AND QUALITY OF WRITING ASSESSMENT (CLAQWA)
• ANNE MARIE BIRD
  • FACULTY BUY‐IN TO ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES: A GROUP DYNAMICS APPROACH

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES
• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES

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• SHARON PARANTO
  • ASSESSING MIS PROGRAMS USING FEEDBACK FROM AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• SANDI SANDERS
  • INNOVATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH
• ALAN R. BELCHER, MARGARET A. MALMBERG, ANNA W. PARKMAN
  • “LEARNING YOUR WAY”: AWARDING CREDITS ON THE BASIS OF COMPETENCE
• DEBORAH L. MOORE, KELLY WILLIAMS
  • VIRTUAL U

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• DONNA L. SUNDRE, DEBORAH L. MOORE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES
• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES

     

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• T. DARY ERWIN, CHRISTINE DeMARS
  • ADVANCING ASSESSMENT: WHY NOT COMPUTER‐BASED ASSESSMENT?
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• L. ROGER YIN, LANCE E. URVEN, ROBERT M. SCHRAMM, STEPHEN J. FRIEDMAN
  • ASSESSING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ON‐LINE LEARNING: ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–WHITEWATER
• ALEXANDER L. GABBIN
  • EXPERIENCE WITH USING SAMPLES TO ASSESS STUDENTS IN THE MAJOR
• MIKA CHO, EDWARD FORDE
  • DESIGNING TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATIONS
• DEBRA HOPGOOD
  • A LESSON IN PROCRASTINATION

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• ROBIN A. McCORD‐ITO
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
• ALEC TESTA, EPHRAIM SCHECHTER, DOUGLAS EDER
  • WEB CORNER

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• DONNA YOUNGER, SUSAN McGURY, MORRIS FIDDLER
  • INTERPRETING PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE IN ASSESSMENT
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• ED SMITH, NORMAN J. BREGMAN, FRANCIS X. MOORE III
  • USING TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
• TRUDY H. BERS, B. DIANE DAVIS, MARY L. MITTLER
  • ASSESSING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION OBJECTIVES IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A PROJECT ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES

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• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES
• EPHRAIM SCHECHTER, ALEC TESTA, DOUGLAS J. EDER
  • WEB CORNER

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• MARK D. SHERMIS
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• LINDA SUSKIE
  • ANSWERING THE COMPLEX QUESTION OF “HOW GOOD IS GOOD ENOUGH?”
• CHRISTOPHER A. MCCULLOUGH, ELIZABETH A. JONES, PATRICIA CENDANA
  • ASSESSMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN UNIVERSITY 101
• LINDA MUSUN
  • STREAMLINING ASSESSMENT PROCESSES: LESS REALLY CAN BE MORE
• BARBARA I. WHARTON, XUELI WANG, PATIENCE E. WHITWORTH
  • COLUMNS
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES
• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES

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• SUSAN KAHN
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• MARK D. SHERMIS, FELICIA D. BARRERA
  • AUTOMATED ESSAY SCORING FOR ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• SUZANNE L. PIEPER, KESTON H. FULCHER, A. KATHERINE MORROW, AMY D. THELK
  • ASSESSMENT AND MEASUREMENT: EXACTLY RIGHT FOR STUDENT LEARNING
• JOHN BIGGS
  • ASSESSMENT: WHERE DID WE GO WRONG? A REPLY
• BARBARA A. KERR
  • NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: BECOMING A CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT—A WORK IN PROGRESS

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• PETER T. EWELL
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• CONNIE J. ROWLES, DAPHENE CYR KOCH, STEPHEN P. HUNDLEY, SHARON J. HAMILTON
  • TOWARD A MODEL FOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES: MOUNTAINTOPS, MAGNETS, AND MANDATES
• KAREN E. BLACK, STEPHEN P. HUNDLEY
  • EDITOR's NOTES
• TERREL L. RHODES, SUSAN AGRE‐KIPPENHAN
  • A MULTIPLICITY OF LEARNING: CAPSTONES AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
• BILLY CATCHINGS
  • CAPSTONES AND QUALITY: THE CULMINATING EXPERIENCE AS ASSESSMENT
• PATRICIA ANN BROCK
  • FROM CAPSTONES TO TOUCHSTONES: PREPARATIVE ASSESSMENT AND ITS USE IN TEACHER EDUCATION
• JAMES J. F. FOREST, BRUCE KEITH
  • ASSESSING STUDENTS' MORAL AWARENESS

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