Defining and assessing learning in higher education / Josipa Roksa, Richard Arum, and Amanda Cook -- Measuring college learning in history / Lendol Calder and Tracy Steffes -- Measuring college learning in economics / Sam Allgood and Amanda Bayer -- Measuring college learning in sociology / Susan J. Ferguson and William Carbonaro -- Measuring college learning in communication / Nancy Kidd, Trevor Parry-Giles, Steven A. Beebe, and W. Bradford Mello -- Measuring college learning in biology / Clarissa Dirks and Jennifer K. Knight -- Measuring college learning in business / Jeffrey Nesteruk and Sara Beckman -- A set of further reflections on improving teaching, learning, and assessment / Peter T. Ewell, Natasha Jankowski, George Kuh, Carol Geary Schneider, Charles Blaich, and Kathleen Wise.
Summary:
A culmination of over two years of efforts by faculty and association leaders from six disciplines, this book distills the national conversation into a delineated set of fundamental ideas and practices, and advocates for the development and use of rigorous assessment tools that are valued by faculty, students, and society. Improving Quality in American Higher Education brings faculty voices to the fore of the conversation and offers an insightful look at the state of higher education, and a realistic strategy for better serving our students.
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