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Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education

Editat de Charles Secolsky, D. Brian Denison
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 aug 2017
In this valuable resource, well-known scholars present a detailed understanding of contemporary theories and practices in the fields of measurement, assessment, and evaluation, with guidance on how to apply these ideas for the benefit of students and institutions. Bringing together terminology, analytical perspectives, and methodological advances, this second edition facilitates informed decision-making while connecting the latest thinking in these methodological areas with actual practice in higher education. This research handbook provides higher education administrators, student affairs personnel, institutional researchers, and faculty with an integrated volume of theory, method, and application.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138892156
ISBN-10: 1138892157
Pagini: 762
Ilustrații: 50
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 45 mm
Greutate: 1.36 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Cuprins

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Edward J. Yaw
Preface: Improving Institutional Decision-Making through Educational Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation
Charles Secolsky and D. Brian Denison
Acknowledgements
Part I Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education: Past, Present, and Future
Introduction to Part I
1. The Failure of Higher Education to Follow the Standards It has Established in Methodology and Evaluation
Michael Scriven
2. On Measurement in Educational Assessment
Robert J. Mislevy
Part II Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Introduction to Part II
3. Assessing the Quality of a University, Particularly Its Teaching
Robert E. Stake, Gloria Contreras, and Isabel Arbesú
4. Validity Issues in Measuring Student Success
Dwight L. Smith III
5. Course-Embedded Assessment: Aligning Pedagogical Practices to Enhance Student Learning
Kathryne Drezek McConnell and Peter E. Doolittle
6. Implementing Undergraduate Student Learning Outcomes Assessment at the Program and Institutional Levels
Thomas Judd and Bruce Keith
7. The Perennial Challenges of Accountability
James C. Palmer
8. Talking About Data: The Faculty Discourse on Practice, Student Learning, and Evaluative Processes
William H. Rickards
9. Benchmarking in Community Colleges
Lou A. Guthrie and Jeffrey A. Seybert
10. Mixed-Methods Specialists in Action: Linking Mixed-Methods Research to Learning and Classroom Assessment
Delwyn L. Harnisch, John W. Creswell, and Timothy C. Guetterman
Part III Theoretical Foundations of Educational Measurement
Introduction to Part III
11. The Validation of Tests in Higher Education
Kurt F. Geisinger, Leslie R. Hawley, and Carina McCormick
12. Reliability
Bruce Thompson and Tammi Vacha-Haase
13. Using Classical Test Theory in Higher Education
David A. G. Berg, Elizabeth Schaughency, Jacques van der Meer, and Jeffrey K. Smith
14. Item Response Theory in Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation for Higher Education
Steven J. Osterlind and Ze Wang
15. Generalizability Theory in Assessment Contexts
Noreen M. Webb, Richard J. Shavelson, and Jeffrey T. Steedle
Part IV Testing and Assessment: Implications for Decision-Making
Introduction to Part IV
16. Scaling, Norming, and Equating
Michael J. Kolen and Amy B. Hendrickson
17. Setting and Validating Cut Scores for Tests
Mary J. Pitoniak and Deanna L. Morgan
18. College Placement Testing of Entering Students
Deanna L. Morgan
19. Admissions Testing in College and Graduate Education
Rebecca Zwick
20. Closing the Accommodation Gap: New Thinking on Accessibility and Accommodations for Secondary and Postsecondary Students with Disabilities
Manju Banerjee and Martha L. Thurlow
Part V Test Construction and Development
Introduction to Part V
21. Evidence-Centered Design and Postsecondary Assessment
Geneva D. Haertel and Reina Fujii
22. Building Content and Statistical Test Specifications
Tawnya Knupp and Deborah J. Harris
23. Item Analysis for Classroom Assessments in Higher Education
Jerome C. Clauser and Ronald K. Hambleton
24. Computer-Based Testing in Higher Education
Robert P. Dolan and Kelly S. Burling
Part VI Statistical Approaches in Higher Education Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation
Introduction to Part VI
25. Issues in the Analysis of Change
D. Betsy McCoach and Karen Rambo-Hernandez
26. Multilevel Linear Modeling in Higher Education Contexts
Ying Lu, Sharon L. Weinberg, and Marc A. Scott
27. Statistical Modeling in Educational Research
Ze Wang and Steven J. Osterlind
28. An Introduction to Bayesian Statistics with Applications for Higher Education Assessment
Guili Zhang
Part VII Approaches to Evaluation in Higher Education
Introduction to Part VII
Thomas E. Grayson
29. Program Evaluation, Performance Measures, and Evaluability Assessment in Higher Education
Thomas E. Grayson
30. Naturalistic Evaluation
David A. Erlandson
31. Responsive Evaluation
Kelly E. Godfrey and Doreen B. Finkelstein
32. Case Studies
Edith J. Cisneros-Cohernour
33. Survey Use in Academic Contexts: Considerations and Guidelines
Daphna Harel and Ellen Wentland
34. Empowerment Evaluation: Linking Theories, Principles, and Concepts to Practical Steps
David M. Fetterman
Part VIII Approaches to Assessment in Higher Education
Introduction to Part VIII
35. Rubric Development
Linda Suskie
36. New Learning About Learning: An Introduction to ePortfolio Assessment
Susan Kahn
37. The Role of Faculty Grading Processes in Program and General-Education Assessment
Barbara E. Walvoord
38. Postsecondary Writing Assessment
Peggy O’Neill and Sandra Murphy
39. Testing and Evaluation of English-Language Learners in Higher Education
Young Yee Kim, James Hart, Jamal Abedi, and Alan Vanneman
40. Evaluation and Assessment in an Online Setting: The Case of Asynchronous Online Discussion
Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi and Wenhao David Huang
Part IX Issues in Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Introduction to Part IX
41. Cognitive Flexibility Theory and the Assessment of 21st-Century SkillsRand J. Spiro, Hannah A. Klautke, Cui Cheng, and Aric Gaunt
42. Reporting Assessment Results in Higher Education
April L. Zenisky and Jerold S. Laguilles
43. Presenting Learning Outcomes Assessment Results to Foster Use
Staci J. Provezis and Natasha A. Jankowski
44. Revisiting Reliability and Validity in Higher Education Research and Program Evaluation
Margaret D. LeCompte and Dorothy E. Aguilera-Black Bear
45. Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education: International Comparisons and Perspectives
Olga Zlatkin‐Troitschanskaia, Richard J. Shavelson, and Hans Anand Pant
46. Ethical Assessment and Institutional Advancement: Connecting Good Practice with the Need to Move Campuses Forward
Ashley Finley
About the Contributors

Notă biografică

Charles Secolsky is on the faculty at Rockland Community College and County College of Morris, USA.
D. Brian Denison is Institutional Research Analyst in the Director of Studies’ Office for Champlain Regional College, Quebec, Canada.

Recenzii

"This updated edition of the Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education draws on a veritable ‘Who’s Who’ of experts in higher education assessment and evaluation to explain everything from terminology to technique. This comprehensive volume will be a constant desk companion of mine in the decades to come."
—Peter T. Ewell, President Emeritus, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and Senior Fellow, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA), USA
"This is the most extensive collection of research on measurement, evaluation, and assessment in higher education available. Covering a broad range of theoretical and practical topics addressed by the most knowledgeable professionals in the field, this book is essential reading for anyone working in higher education who is interested in making evidence based decisions that will benefit students and institutions."
—Linda Cook, past President, National Council on Measurement in Education, USA
"This handbook is a must-have for faculty, staff, and administrators who lead assessment efforts or are involved with faculty development on their campus. The editors have brought together stellar contributors who, together, balance the practical, theoretical, and technical aspects of measurement, evaluation, and learning assessment in ways that are immediately useful."
—Monica Stitt-Bergh, President, Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education, USA

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In this valuable resource, well-known scholars present a detailed understanding of contemporary theories and practices, with guidance on how to apply these ideas for the benefit of students and institutions.