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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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ARTICLES A Snapshot of Chemistry Faculty Members' Awareness of Departmental Assessment Efforts Mary Elizabeth Emenike, Jacob D. Schroeder, Kristen L. Murphy, Thomas Holme Engaging Colleagues' Final Examinations: Learning From a Hong Kong Model to Promote Mindful Practice Bradley A. Gangnon, Constance C. Milbourne Any Questions? Mary Lou D'Allegro Connecting Assessment to Resource Allocation: A Demonstration Project at Queens University of Charlotte Jamie B. Slater, Timothy E. Burson, John A. McArthur COLUMN Assessment Measures Gary R. Pike     

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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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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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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 Humanities Versus Interrater Reliability R. Stephen RiCharde Editor's Notes Trudy W. Banta Assessing the General Education Elephant David A. Eubanks It's New, But Is It Learning? Assessment Rubrics for Intercultural Learning Programs Susan McGury, David Shallenberger and Derise E. Tolliver COLUMNS From the States Peter T. Ewell FEATURE Resources Susan Kahn     

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Closing the Loop: How an Assessment Project Paved the Way for GE Reform Call for Contributions Value‐Added? Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education Creating a Cadre of Assessment Gurus (at Your Institution) Assessment as a Communication and Management Tool for Presidents and Trustees Assessing Institutional Assessment: One Institution's Progress in Developing Quality Assessment Practices From the States: Learning and Accreditation: The Elites Push Back     

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Through the Rearview Looking Glass: Collaborative Writing and the Accreditation Self‐Study Call for Contributions Editor's Notes: Another Glimpse of Evaluation in China Assessment is Not a Spectator Sport: Experiencing Authentic Assessment in the Classroom Faculty Development for Online Institutions Developing Meaningful Collaborations with Faculty to Sustain Assessments From the States: Wherever They Go: WICHE's Multistate Student Tracking Project Recommended Reading     

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ARTICLES Alternative Assessment in the Cloud Paul Baepler The Deficits of Standardized Tests: Countering the Culture of Easy Numbers Daniel L. McCollum Assessing a Course with “The State of the Union” Address Hilary Fletcher, Alex Heidenberg, Gerald Kobylski Developing an Assessment Plan for a Professional Program: A Collaborative Success Kenneth R. Phillips, Sheila S. Thompson COLUMN From the States: A Coalition of the Willing: The Presidents' Alliance for Excellence in Student Learning and Accountability Peter T. Ewell FEATURE Recommended Reading Susan Kahn     

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ARTICLES A Survey of Attitudes About Methods of Assessment David A. Eubanks, Kenneth D. Royal Editor's Notes Trudy W. Banta A Kind of Heresy: Assessing Student Learning in Philosophy Charles W. Wright Program Portfolio Analysis: Evaluating Academic Program Viability and Mix Vernon B. Harper Jr. COLUMN From the States: Aligning Academic Standards: The Lumina Degree Profile Peter T. Ewell     

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ARTICLES The Humanities and Interrater Reliability: A Response to R. Stephen RiCharde Arend Flick Response to Arend Flick R. Stephen RiCharde Exploratory Evidence of Accounting Majors' Motivation to Learn Alexander L. Gabbin Motivating Freshman Students in a Business Management Course via Portfolios: Practice from a Greek Public University Antigoni Papadimitriou COLUMN Assessment Measures Gary R. Pike, Judith A. Ouimet From the States Peter T. Ewell     

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ARTICLES Growth in Disciplinary Resources for Assessment in the Liberal Arts Theresa Ford Changing the Climate for Assessment David S. Martins Using Student Focus Groups to Facilitate Communication and Improve the Learning Environment Kathleen S. Martin, Elda E. Martinez From Consensus to Performance: Formative Course Assessment in Elementary Algebra James Benner, Kathy Kapcsos COLUMN Assessment Measures Gary R. Pike with James C. Thomas     

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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     

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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 Using the Academic Skills Inventory to Assess the Biology Major Kyle Seifert, Carol A. Hurney, Clifton J. Wigtil, Donna L. Sundre Expanding Professional Development Opportunities to Enhance the Assessment Process Elizabeth A. Jones Sustaining Assessment: A Post‐Epidemiological Approach Using The Program Evaluation Standards Rick D. Axelson, Arend Flick Clarification of Assessment and Evaluation Gloria K. Goldman, Lori E. Zakel Horizontal Assessment W. James Bradley COLUMN From the States Peter T. Ewell FEATURE Resources Susan Kahn     

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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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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 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