The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the primary guide for anyone involved in the assessment process in higher education. With the increased pressure to conduct assessments that demonstrate accountability, the need for Assessment Clear and Simple is more important than ever. This second edition of the classic resource offers a concise, step-by-step guide that helps make assessment straightforward, cost-effective, and useful for an institution.

It contains effective strategies to meet the requirements of accrediting bodies, legislative authorities, audit committees, and others, while highlighting and demonstrating how to translate assessment data into actions that improve student learning. This fully revised and updated edition includes many new or expanded features, such as:

• Illustrative examples from the author’s experience consulting over 350 institutions.
• A basic assessment plan devoid of needless details for departments and general education.
• Tips for integrating portfolios and e-portfolios into the assessment process.
• Suggestions for using rubrics and alternative rubrics, including assessment for interdisciplinary work.
• Clear guidance on how to build a coherent institution-wide assessment system and explain it to accrediting bodies.
• Ideas for assigning responsibility for assessing general education.
• Strategies for gathering information on departmental assessments while keeping departmental workload manageable.
• Insights on managing assessment during times of budget cuts.

Praise statements for the second edition of Assessment Clear and Simple include:

“Walvoord’s approach to assessment is wonderfully simple and effective in promoting faculty involvement in assessment. We have successfully implemented many of her methods in our assessment efforts.” – Martha L. A. Stassen, director of assessment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

“Walvoord's work clearly outlines the basic principles for getting started in assessing student learning, while candidly addressing the complexities of assessment driven by faculty passion for student learning. This book is a valuable resource for both beginners and developing experts.” – Bobbi Allen, director of faculty assessment, Delta College.

Pages: 144, Publication Year: 0315, Dimensions: 21.3x21.3cm