Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education

The second edition of Trends in Assessment is a compilation of lessons learned from the Assessment Institute, reflecting the current state and inspiring future directions for higher education assessment. It provides information, strategies, and resources on assessment concepts and approaches across disciplines, institutional types, and levels of experience.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 16 August 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Informed by sessions at the esteemed Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, the oldest and largest U.S. event dedicated to assessing and enhancing higher education, this second edition of Trends in Assessment emerges as a comprehensive encapsulation of lessons learned from the recent past, a reflection of the current state, and an inspiration for future directions in higher education assessment.

Throughout the volume, organizers of the Assessment Institute contribute chapters that revolve around key topics, tracks, and themes from the annual program. Each chapter offers valuable background and context, emphasizing the significance of the topic, outlining current and enduring trends, and proposing ideas about emerging trends and their implications for higher education. Chapters conclude with a summary of the primary trends and thought-provoking questions for consideration and discussion.

In addition to the insights provided by the Assessment Institute's organizers, this book draws upon the substantial bodies of literature on student learning and development, assessment and improvement, and higher education administration. The volume aims to serve as a valuable resource for readers seeking information, strategies, and resources related to assessment concepts and approaches across a wide range of disciplines, institutional and organizational types, and levels of experience in higher education assessment.

Designed to be integrated into workshops, professional development programs, and courses, faculty and staff members, educational developers, student affairs practitioners, and graduate students of higher education administration will find the ideas and information presented in Trends in Assessment a practical tool for assessment and improvement in contemporary higher education.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781642676099
Edition number: 2 ed