Assessment of student learning: Challenges and strategies

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 356-367

  López, Cecilia L ^a  

^a The Higher Learning Commission   (United States)

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EID: 0036861239     PISSN: 00991333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1333(02)00345-2     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Bonnie Gratch-Lindaer, "Comparing the Regional Accreditation Standards: Outcomes Assessment and Other Trends," Journal of Academic Librarianship 28 (1&2) January-March (2002): 19.
2. I b i d.
3. Peggy L. Maki, "Moving from Paperwork to Pedagogy: Channeling Intellectual Curiosity into a Commitment to Assessment," AAHE Bulletin 54 May (2002): 3-5.
4. Cecilia L. Loópez, "Opportunities for Improvement: Advice from Consultant-Evaluators on Programs to Assess Student Learning," presentation at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (Chicago, IL: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 1996);
5. Cecilia L. López, "Assessment of Student Learning: A Progress Report," presentation at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the NCA/Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (1998);
6. Cecilia L. López, "A Decade of Assessing Student Learning: What We Have Learned: What's Next?," presentation at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (Chicago, IL: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 1999).
7. Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, Handbook of Accreditation. 2nd ed. (Chicago, IL: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 1997), p. 43.
8. Ibid, pp. 43-44.
9. Ibid, pp. 42-43.
10. Ibid, p. 42.
11. See http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission. org/restructuring/ (accessed August 15, 2002).
12. López, "Opportunities for Improvement;" López, "Assessment of Student Learning;" López, "A Decade of Assessing Student Learning."
13. Higher Learning Commission, Addendum to the Handbook of Accreditation, 2nd ed. (Chicago, IL: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 2002);
14. Cecilia L.López, "Assessing Student Learning: Using the Commission's Levels of Implementation," presentation at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Higher Learning Commission. Chicago, IL: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 2000). Available: http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/aice/assessment/index.html (accessed August 15, 2002).
15. See http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org/resources/assessment/ index.html (accessed August 15, 2002).
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18. Cecilia L. López, "How Campuses Are Assessing General Education," Liberal Education 84(3) (1998): 36-43.
19. A.W. Astin, Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1991);
20. E.T. Pascarella & P.T. Terenzini, How College Affects Students: Findings and Insights from Twenty Years of Research (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991).
21. T.W. Banta, J.P. Lund, K.E. Black, & F.W. Oblander, Assessment in Practice: Putting Principles to Work on College Campuses (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000);
22. M.E. Huba & J.E. Freed, Learner-centered Assessment on College Campuses: Shifting the Focus from Teaching to Learning (Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1999).
23. See http://www.iub.edu/~nsse (accessed August 15, 2002).
24. See http://www.ccsse.org (accessed August 15, 2002).
25. See http://www.ddp.alverno.edu (accessed August 15, 2002).
26. Higher Learning Commission, Addendum to the Handbook of Accreditation.
27. Astin, Assessment for Excellence.
28. Peter T. Ewell, "Accreditation and Student Learning Outcomes: A Proposed Point of Departure," Occasional Paper (Washington, DC: Council for Higher Education Accreditation, September, 2001), p. 7.
29. Ibid., p. 8.
30. Council of Higher Education Accreditation, "Student Learning Outcomes Workshop," The CHEA Chronicle, 5(2) (May 2002): 1-3.
31. K. Zernike, "Tests Are not Just for Kids: Accountability Hits Higher Education. The Rallying Cry: Show Me the Learning," New York Times (Education Life Supplement) (August 4, 2002), pp. 26-29.