The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in the assessment process in higher education. With the increased pressure to perform assessment to demonstrate accountability, Assessment Clear and Simple is needed more than ever. This second edition of the classic resource offers a concise, step-by-step guide that helps make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to an institution. It contains effective strategies for meeting the requirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, review boards, and others, while emphasizing and showing how to move from data to actions that improve student learning. This thoroughly revised and updated edition includes many new or expanded features, including: Illustrative examples drawn from the author's experience consulting with more than 350 institutions A basic, no-frills assessment plan for departments and for general education Tips on how to integrate portfolios and e-portfolios into the assessment process Suggestions for using rubrics and alternatives to rubrics, including doing assessment for multidisciplinary work Clear instructions on how to construct a coherent institution-wide assessment system and explain it to accreditors Ideas for assigning responsibility for general education assessment Strategies for gathering information about departmental assessment while keeping the departmental workload manageable Information on how to manage assessment in times of budgetary cutbacks Praise for the Second Edition of Assessment Clear and Simple "e;Walvoord's approach to assessment is wonderfully straightforward; it is also effective in facilitating faculty engagement in assessment. We've applied a number of her methods to our campus assessment efforts with success. This book makes assessment both manageable and useful in improving and enhancing student learning."e; Martha L. A. Stassen, director of assessment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and president, New England Educational Assessment Network (NEEAN) "e;Walvoord's work clearly presents the basics for getting started in assessment of student learning while honestly addressing the complexities of assessment when driven by faculty passion for student learning. This book is a valuable resource for the novice as well as the developing experts who are leading their institutions in academic assessment."e; Bobbi Allen, faculty assessment director, Delta College

The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly becamethe essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in theassessment process in higher education. With the increased pressureto perform assessment to demonstrate accountability, AssessmentClear and Simple is needed more than ever. This second edition ofthe classic resource offers a concise, step-by-step guide thathelps make assessment simple, cost-efficient, and useful to aninstitution. It contains effective strategies for meeting therequirements of accreditation agencies, legislatures, reviewboards, and others, while emphasizing and showing how to move fromdata to actions that improve student learning. This thoroughlyrevised and updated edition includes many new or expanded featuresincluding:* Illustrative examples drawn from the author's experienceconsulting with more than 350 institutions* A basic, no-frills assessment plan for departments and forgeneral education* Tips on how to integrate portfolios and e-portfolios into theassessment process* Suggestions for using rubrics and alternatives to rubricsincluding doing assessment for multidisciplinary work* Clear instructions on how to construct a coherentinstitution-wide assessment system and explain it toaccreditors* Ideas for assigning responsibility for general educationassessment* Strategies for gathering information about departmentalassessment while keeping the departmental workload manageable* Information on how to manage assessment in times of budgetarycutbacksPraise for the Second Edition of Assessment Clear and Simple"Walvoord's approach to assessment is wonderfullystraightforward; it is also effective in facilitating facultyengagement in assessment. We've applied a number of her methods toour campus assessment efforts with success. This book makesassessment both manageable and useful in improving and enhancingstudent learning."--Martha L. A. Stassen, director ofassessment, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and presidentNew England Educational Assessment Network (NEEAN)"Walvoord's work clearly presents the basics for getting startedin assessment of student learning while honestly addressing thecomplexities of assessment when driven by faculty passion forstudent learning. This book is a valuable resource for the noviceas well as the developing experts who are leading theirinstitutions in academic assessment."--Bobbi Allen, facultyassessment director, Delta College

Foreword to the First Edition ixBy Trudy W. BantaAbout the Author xi1 For Everyone: The Basics of Assessment 12 For Institution-Wide Leaders and Planners 273 For Departments and Programs 594 For General Education 81Appendixes A. Curriculum Map 101B. Student Consent Form 103C. Analyzing Audiences for Assessment 105D. Sample Rubrics 107Resources 115References 117Index 121