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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

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• GARY R. PIKE
  • ASSESSMENT MEASURES

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• • CALL FOR PAPERS
• • CALENDAR
• • RESOURCES

     

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• BETTY R. TUTT, SHERRY MCCARTHY
  • ASSESSING LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
• TRUDY W. BANTA
  • EDITOR'S NOTES
• JILLIAN KINZIE
  • INCREASING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN NSSE: TWO SUCCESS STORIES
• DAVID A. SHUPE
  • FACULTY EVALUATION OF STUDENT WORK: SIMPLE, POWERFUL, AND OVERLOOKED
• KATHRYN M. MARLOCK
  • ASSESSING INTERNATIONALISM AT WEBSTER UNIVERSITY WORLDWIDE: A MULTILAYERED, MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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
• 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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• Articles
• 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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• Articles
• 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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• Articles
• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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