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• Articles
• 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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• Articles
• 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
  • RESOURCES

     

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• Articles
• 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
  • From the States

• Features
• SUSAN KAHN
  • Resources

• JOHN A. MUFFO
  • Resources

     

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• Articles
• 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

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

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• CALENDAR
• RESOURCES

     

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• Articles
• ELLEN J. WEED
  • USING KANSAS STUDY AND NATIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE BENCHMARK PROJECT INFORMATION FOR ASSESSMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION
• JEFFREY A. SEYBERT
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• CHANTEL REYNOLDS
  • SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE CCSSE: USING DATA TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGE
• TERRI M. MANNING
  • THE CHALLENGES OF CREATING A BENCHMARKING PROCESS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES
• KESTON H. FULCHER, JOHN T. WILLSE
  • VALUE ADDED: BACK TO BASICS IN MEASURING CHANGE
• GARY R. PIKE
  • RESPONSE TO FULCHER AND WILLSE

     

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• Articles
• DANNY R. OLSEN, STEVEN A. WYGANT, BRUCE L. BROWN
  • ELECTRONIC SURVEY ADMINISTRATION: ASSESSMENT IN THE TWENTY‐FIRST CENTURY
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• LESLEY S. J. FARMER
  • INVESTIGATING A PROCESS OF CHANGE INFLUENCED BY TECHNOLOGY
• DEBRA C. HOPGOOD
  • TALKING ABOUT WRITING
• SHIRLEY CASSARÀ
  • MANY NATIONS: BUILDING COMMUNITY IN THE CLASSROOM

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• WANDA A. WILLARD, FRANCES DEARING, SUSAN J. BELAIR
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

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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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• 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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• Articles
• 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
  • Feature
  • CALENDAR

     

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• Articles
• SHERRY S. STRAIN
  • KEEPING THE FACES OF THE STUDENTS IN THE DATA
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• MARK D. SHERMIS
  • FACING OFF ON AUTOMATED SCORING
• SUZANNE L. PIEPER, KESTON H. FULCHER
  • FROM 8‐TRACK TO DVD: UPDATING CURRENT ASSESSMENT PRACTICE
• JAMES JF FOREST, BRUCE KEITH
  • ASSESSMENT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM: THE WEST POINT EXPERIENCE

• Columns
• LINDA SUSKIE
  • CAMPUS PROFILES
• CHARLES L. VAN MIDDLESWORTH
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

     

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• Articles
• RANDY L. SWING
  • DEDICATED ASSESSMENT DAYS: MOBILIZING A CAMPUS'S EFFORTS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• DANIEL NELSON, KARI J. NELSON
  • ENLISTING STUDENT AID IN ASSESSING DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVES
• JOHN BIGGS
  • ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING: WHERE DID WE GO WRONG?

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• JUDITH A. OUIMET
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES
• PHIL SPEARY
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

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• • CALENDAR

     

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• Articles
• 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

• Column
• DONNA L. SUNDRE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• • CALENDAR

     

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• Articles
• BEN A. CLICK, SARAH C. MAGRUDER
  • IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS FOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: A PILOT PROGRAM INVOLVING A COLLEGE WRITING CENTER
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• NANCY H. BLATTNER, CHRISTINA L. FRAZIER
  • ASSESSING GENERAL EDUCATION CORE OBJECTIVES
• HAMZEH DODEEN
  • SIMPLIFICATION OF THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS: A KEY TO FACULTY MOTIVATION
• JAMES JF FOREST, BRUCE KEITH
  • ASSESSING PROFICIENCY IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY WITHIN A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM

• Columns
• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• • CALENDAR

     

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• Articles
• 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

• FEATURE
• SUSAN KAHN
  • RESOURCES

     

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• ROBERT W. WHITE AND WILLIAM P. GRONFEIN, WITH ERIC WRIGHT, DAVID FORD, ROBERT APONTE, LINDA HAAS, JAY HOWARD, JAMES HUNTER, CARMEN GARDNER WESLEY, PATRICIA WITTBERG
  • ENHANCED LEARNING IN AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY COURSE
• TRUDY W. BANTA, HOWARD R. MZUMARA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• SILVIA McCORMACK
  • PROVIDING QUALITY FEEDBACK ON ASSESSMENT TO ENCOURAGE DEEPER LEARNING
• SHARMILA PIXY FERRIS, VIRGINIA G. OVERDORF
  • INCORPORATING ASSESSMENT INTO THE CULTURE OF A UNIVERSITY

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• TRUDY BERS, IRENE H. KOVALA
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES

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• Articles
• BETSY PALMER, ROSE M. MARRA, WILLIAM S. MOORE
  • LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE: ASSESSING COMPLEX THINKING
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• JOHN A. MUFFO
  • INVOLVING FACULTY IN ASSESSING THE CORE CURRICULUM
• PETER W. WAKEFIELD
  • A PHILOSOPHY OF ASSESSMENT
• BARBARA L. HAMEL
  • THE ART OF ASSESSMENT

• Columns
• KARLA BROWN
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
• MIRIAM L. FULTZ, LESLIE E. WONG
  • CAMPUS PROFILES

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• • CALENDAR

     

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• Articles
• 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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• • CALENDAR

     

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• Articles
• 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

• Columns
• JUDITH A. OUIMET
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES

• Feature
• CALENDAR

     

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• PETER R. JONES, JODI LEVINE LAUFGRABEN, NANCY MORRIS
  • DEVELOPING AN EMPIRICALLY BASED TYPOLOGY OF ATTITUDES TOWARD PARTICIPATION IN LEARNING COMMUNITY COURSES
• JAMES A. McCAMBRIDGE, KATHY L. THORNHILL
  • ASSESSMENT PRACTICES FOR DISTANCE MBA PROGRAMS: A SNAPSHOT
• EILEEN J. STENZEL
  • ASSESSMENT IN UNDERGRADUATE COUNSELOR EDUCATION: A CONTRACT WITH CLIENTS
• MARY LOU D'ALLEGRO
  • IT ALL STARTS HERE: GOOD DATA PRODUCE GOOD ASSESSMENT
• GEORGE D. KUH
  • PUTTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT RESULTS TO USE: LESSONS FROM THE FIELD

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

     

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• Articles
• LINDA MUSUN, AARON D. BAKER, JIM FULMER
  • CREATING A CAMPUS COMMUNITY FOR CONVERSATION ABOUT ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• DONNA L. ASKINS
  • TOOLKIT: THE NUTS AND BOLTS NEWSLETTER FROM ASSESSMENT SERVICES
• MICHAEL R. HUBER, ALEX J. HEIDENBERG, ARCHIE WILMER III, MICHAEL D. PHILLIPS
  • CONNECTING AND REFLECTING: USING A COURSE‐END REPORT FOR ASSESSMENT
• MARCUS S. BABAOYE
  • STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT AND A METHOD FOR DEMONSTRATING INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

• Columns
• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• • RESOURCES