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• Articles
• CHARLES R. PASTORS
  • ASSESSING A LEARNING COMMUNITY PROGRAM THROUGH A STUDENT SURVEY
• JOYCE L. MAC KINNON
  • ASSESSMENT OF THEMATIC LEARNING COMMUNITY PILOTS AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
• FRED C. BOLTON
  • RUBRICS AND ADULT LEARNERS: ANDRAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT
• EILEEN J. STENZEL
  • A RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING IN THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN FOR RETENTION PURPOSES

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• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES
• STEPHEN B. WALL‐SMITH
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• • RESOURCES

     

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• 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

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• • RESOURCES

     

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• 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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• PAULA GARCIA
  • INVOLVING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION IN RUBRIC IMPLEMENTATION
• KENNETH A. TOKUNO
  • ASSESSMENT OF TA TRAINING: USE OF STRENGTH OF EFFECT AND PROBLEMS WITH CENTRALIZED ASSESSMENT
• PAT J. ARTZ
  • ASSESSING ACTIVE LEARNING
• J. DANIEL HOUSE
  • USING THE COLLEGE STUDENT SURVEY TO ASSESS STUDENT PERCEPTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENT
• KELLY BENDER
  • WHAT DOES THE LETTER GRADE MEAN?

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• TRUDY H. BERS, NANCY E. PRENDERGAST, GREGORY C. JAMES
  • 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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• • CALENDAR

     

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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

• FEATURE
• SUSAN KAHN
  • RESOURCES

     

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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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• CATHERINE M. WEHLBURG
  • CLOSING THE FEEDBACK LOOP IS NOT ENOUGH: THE ASSESSMENT SPIRAL
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• JO ALLEN
  • INTRODUCING ASSESSMENT: STRATEGIC ADAPTATIONS AND EARLY SUCCESSES
• SUSAN L. ALOI, ADAM S. GREEN, ELIZABETH A. JONES
  • CREATING A CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT WITHIN WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY's STUDENT AFFAIRS DIVISION
• THOMAS A. UPTON
  • ASSESSING THE PROGRAMMATIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM

• COLUMNS
• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

• FEATURES
• SUSAN KAHN
  • RESOURCES

     

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• SHERRY A. WOOSLEY, DONALD R. WHITAKER, AMANDA R. KNERR
  • MAKING ACHIEVEMENT POSSIBLE, OR A UNIQUE MAP FOR COLLEGE FRESHMEN
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• MARY‐LOU D'ALLEGRO
  • BUILDING CAMPUS SUPPORT ONE BRICK AT A TIME
• JOSHUA S. SMITH
  • DEVELOPING A SURVEY TO ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES IN ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
• JAMES JF FOREST, BRUCE KEITH
  • DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVENESS

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• TERRI M. MANNING, DENISE H. WELLS, LYNN AHLGRIM‐DELZELL
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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• • INDEX

     

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• ANDREW M. POMERANTZ, CATHY R. SANTANELLO, KIM L. KIRN
  • CONFIDENTIALITY IN CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES: LESSONS FROM PSYCHOTHERAPY
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• BRUCE KEITH, THOMAS JUDD
  • ASSESSING STUDENTS' PROFICIENCY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• KYONG‐HEE M. LEE
  • USING EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEARNING, TEACHING, AND ASSESSMENT
• MARTHA ALCOCK, KEVIN W. SAYERS, JULIA YUEN‐HEUNG TO DUTKA
  • TRANSFORMING INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE IN REGARD TO STUDENT LEARNING: ONE UNIVERSITY'S EXPERIENCE

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• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES

     

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• JANICE A. GRACKIN
  • BUILDING A CAMPUSWIDE CULTURE OF ASSESSMENT: INCLUDING NONACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN THE PROCESS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• DAVID B. MARSHALL, STEPHEN L. BECK, LAURA K. COGHLAN, ERNESTINE KIMBRO
  • UNDERSTANDING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES THROUGH NARRATIVE TRANSCRIPT ANALYSIS: ASSESSING GENERAL EDUCATION IN AN INSTITUTION WITHOUT GRADES OR REQUIRED COURSES
• MARGARET F. BOORSTEIN, LORETTA KNAPP
  • ASSESSMENT: AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM COLLISION INTO INTERACTION
• ROBIN D. ANDERSON, DONNA L. SUNDRE
  • ASSESSMENT PARTNERSHIP: A MODEL FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO‐YEAR AND FOUR‐YEAR INSTITUTIONS

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• PETER T. EWELL
  • FROM THE STATES

     

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• KAREN DOUGLAS, SHARON A. LA VOY
  • THE CAMPUS ASSESSMENT WORKING GROUP: A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO MEETING ESCALATING ASSESSMENT NEEDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
• DONALD E. STOWE
  • ASSESSING INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
• DONALD H. BENNION
  • WHEN DISCUSSING ASSESSMENT, WE NEED TO DEFINE OUR TERMS
• SCOTT A. COTTRELL, ELIZABETH A. JONES
  • A SNAPSHOT OF SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING INITIATIVES: USING ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• ROBIN D. ANDERSON, CHRISTINE DeMARS
  • DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING: INVESTIGATING ITEM BIAS

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• PHIL SPEARY
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE STRATEGIES
• EPHRAIM SCHECHTER, ALEC TESTA, DOUGLAS EDER
  • WEB CORNER

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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

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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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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• • CALENDAR

     

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• MICHAEL J. DOORIS, INGRID M. BLOOD
  • IMPLEMENTING AND ASSESSING FIRST‐YEAR SEMINARS
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• SCOTT EVENBECK, VICTOR M. H. BORDEN
  • ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF LEARNING COMMUNITIES: RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
• LORIE COOK‐BENJAMIN
  • PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT: BENEFITS, ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND REFLECTIONS ON ITS USE

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• EPHRAIM SCHECHTER, ALEC TESTA, DOUGLAS EDER
  • WEB CORNER
• BARBARA M. MOSKAL
  • CAMPUS PROFILES
• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

     

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• 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

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

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• MICHAEL C. CHOBAN, GARY M. CHOBAN, DAVID CHOBAN
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING IN HIGHER EDUCATION: WHAT GETS ATTENTION AND WHAT DOESN'T
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• KESTON H. FULCHER
  • CURIOSITY: A LINK TO ASSESSING LIFELONG LEARNING
• MARK D. SHERMIS
  • THE COLLEGIATE LEARNING ASSESSMENT: A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

     

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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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• 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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• NANCY P. GOLDSCHMIDT
  • LESSONS LEARNED FROM SURVEYING EMPLOYERS
• EMILY R. HOOLE
  • THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY MIRRORS NONPROFIT ACCOUNTABILITY
• JOSHUA S. SMITH
  • FOSTERING FACULTY ENGAGEMENT IN DEPARTMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
• VALERIE WHITTLESEY
  • STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT AND THE DISCIPLINARY ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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  • RESOURCES