Horizontal Assessment

Autor/in	Bradley, W. James
Titel	Horizontal Assessment
Quelle	In: Assessment Update, 21 (2009) 3, S.10-11 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-6099
Schlagwörter	Colleges; Student Evaluation; College Outcomes Assessment; Change Strategies; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Lösungsstrategie
Abstract	In November 2004, Calvin College was reviewed for reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In its final report, the review team, as it has in evaluating many other colleges, faulted Calvin for insufficient progress in assessment, made some recommendations, and asked for a follow-up report in two years. One statement particularly concerned the author and his colleagues: "The College has not yet succeeded in establishing a coherent approach to assessment." Their first step in responding to the recommendations was to establish a new position--director of assessment and institutional research (DAIR)--with overall responsibility for assessment. Next, they produced a philosophy of assessment that was compatible with their institutional culture. They have developed what they call a horizontal approach to assessment. Rather than asking faculty in an academic department to identify every desired outcome of their program, they ask them to identify one or more outcomes that are especially important and about which they have a concern. In summary, use of the horizontal approach has dramatically changed the tone of the conversation about assessment on the author's campus. No longer seen as a bureaucratic imposition, assessment has moved to something that departments find doable, helpful, and not burdensome. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10