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| Added: 01/02/2009 Walvoord covers the definition of assessment of student learning, and has great visuals and case studies. |
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| Added: 01/02/2009 This paper reports research that addresses the challenges higher education leadership faces in devising ways to be responsive to federal and state education departments, accrediting agencies, and higher education systems. |
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| Added: 01/02/2009 This study used a portfolio-based, mid-program reflection of undergraduate students to elaborate a framework for reflective learning and raise questions about related assessment practices. |
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| Added: 01/02/2009 The keynote for the UIPUI 2008 Assessment Institute - a timely and concise overview of ePortfolios. |
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| Added: 01/15/2009 An overview of the development and implementation of a model involving performance-based assessment of general education. |
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| Added: 01/15/2009 This summarizes CSU, Chicos progress in leveraging assessment software and data warehousing functionality to integrate student data, provide rich analysis and reporting possibilities, and document the effectiveness of improvement initiatives. |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 "The college first instituted a paper-based first-year writing portfolio requirement in 1993. Since then, Spelmans work with student portfolios has expanded into an institution-wide initiative to develop students ability to think critically about their lives, their learning, and their educational goals." |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 Research-based guidelines for learning centered (and faculty-directed) assessment and demonstrates simple, practical applications at classroom and course levels. |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 The power of assessment for curricula change. The modeling of rubrics, reports, methodology, and curricular relationships may help other institutions working to establish an assessment program and use assessment results. |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 Rather than preset standards, competencies become boundary objects connecting individual student experience to community conversation about what it means to be educated. |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 This is a collection of new techniques and approaches in a variety of outcomes assessment areas, including general education and major fields as well as civic engagement, student development, electronic portfolios, first-year experience and faculty development. |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 University of Georgia adopted ePortfolios for their First Year Composition and documented the process. After some information on technologies, and learning theories, they delve into the methodologies and results of the study. |
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| Added: 01/26/2009 Mary consults with institutions in the areas of assessment and online education. |
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| Added: 03/16/2009 Assessment & Accountablility: How are they different? What is the role od ePortfolios? Where do we see things moving for future programs and individuals? |
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| Added: 04/23/2009 Winter 2009 PeerReview from AACU, this article by Ross Miller, senior director of assessment for learning, Association of American Colleges and Universities and Wende Morgaine, VALUE initiative manager, Association of American Colleges and Universities reflects what users are saying. |
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| Added: 04/23/2009 Listen to a recording of the 4/14/09 NPR Show: Phyllis Safman, assistant commissioner for academic affairs at the Utah System of Higher Education, and Gary Rhoades, General Secretary for the American Association of University Professors and a Professor of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, examine whether or not education "tuning" is better, or just different |
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| Added: 05/11/2009 This site is part of the Authentic Assessment Toolbox which is a MERLOT Classics winner. This section deals with Authentic Tasks, which according to the author are assignments "given to students designed to assess their ability to apply standard-driven knowledge and skills to real-world challenges." The author provides Characteristics of Authentic Tasks and Types of Authentic Tasks. Also provided at the site are Examples of Authentic Tasks and How to Select an Authentic Task. |
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| Added: 05/11/2009 Jon Mueller's well written piece on the ePortfolios. |
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| Added: 06/01/2009 Foundation students at Dubai Men's College (DMC) developed a Career ePortfolio as part of an integrated Computer, Research Skills and Projects Course. ... However, the ePortfolios were not interactive or easily portable, and the final artifact was produced for assessment |
