Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education

by Barbara E. Fassler Walvoord, Trudy W. Banta

Assessment Clear and Simple is "Assessment 101" in a book--a concise and step-by-step guide written for everyone who participates in the assessment process. This practical book helps to make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to the institution, while at the same time meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others. Assessment Clear and Simple explores a variety of topics and shows how

Genres: Nonfiction, Education, Research

112 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

Reviews

[Lyndsey]

Great primer to for those new to assessment specifically in higher education. I focused on the introductory chapter and the chapter that relates specifically to my role and just read the chapter summaries for the other chapters written for other roles. I borrowed this from my institution's library, but I will be ordering a copy so I can make notes and use it as a reference as I work on assessment projects.

[Kara Martin]

For a course on assessment in higher education, we’ve been assigned this 100 page book and a different 300+ page book. I learned far more from this shorter, intentionally simple and structured handbook.

[Lynette Duncan]

Very useful for figuring out how to actually apply assessment activities.

[Katy]

I had to read this for a class. If you know nothing about assessment, then it is a really good guide. If you are an "old hand" at assessment, then this isn't a good book for you.

[Suzette Kunz]

Scintillating. Ha. If you have to read a book about assessment, this one is pretty painless.

[Jeremy]

Provides a nice high-level overview of program assessment. There are plenty of nuggets in the short case studies and references that even experienced practitioners will find use in the text.