Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education

Autor/in	Sedlacek, William E.
Titel	Beyond the Big Test: Noncognitive Assessment in Higher Education
Quelle	(2004), (288 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-7879-6020-9
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Teaching Methods; Scoring; Questionnaires; Standardized Tests; Student Attitudes; Evaluation; Case Studies; Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid); College Admission; Admission Criteria; Campuses; Racial Discrimination; Maryland; Noncognitive Questionnaire; Attitude Scale; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bewertung; Fragebogen; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Schülerverhalten; Evaluierung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Demand analysis; Bedarfsanalyse; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Racial bias; Rassismus
Abstract	William E. Sedlacek--one of the nation's leading authorities on the topic of noncognitive assessment--challenges the use of the SAT and other standardized tests as the sole assessment tool for college and university admissions. In this book, Sedlacek presents a noncognitive assessment method that can be used in concert with the standardized tests. This assessment measures what students know by evaluating what they can do and how they deal with a wide range of problems in different contexts. This book is filled with examples of assessment tools and illustrative case studies that clearly show how educators have used this innovative method to: (1) Select a class diverse on dimensions of race, gender, and culture in a practical, legal, and ethical way; (2) Teach a diverse class employing techniques that reach all students; (3) Counsel and advise students in ways that consider their culture, race, and gender; (4) Award financial aid to students with potential who do not necessarily have the highest grades and test scores; and (5) Assess the readiness of an institution to educate and provide services for a diverse student body. Following a preface, the book contains nine chapters: (1) The Big Test . . . and an Alternative Approach; (2) Going Beyond the Big Test; (3) Reliability, Validity, and Diversity; (4) Noncognitive Assessment Model; (5) Admissions and Financial Aid: Traditional and Nontraditional Measures; (6) Teaching a Diverse Student Body Successfully; (7) Advising and Counseling with Noncognitive Variables; (8) Evaluating and Designing Campus Programs with Noncognitive Variables; and (9) Conclusions and Recommendations. Appended are: (1) Examples of the Situational Attitude Scale; (2) Basic Noncognitive Questionnaire with Scoring and Administration Information; (3) Norms Using Noncognitive Questionnaire Scoring Key; (4) Two Alternate Forms of the Noncognitive Questionnaire and Scoring Instructions; (5) Short Answer Noncognitive Assessment Form; (6) Principles ofInterviewing for Noncognitive Variable Diagnosis; (7) Interview Questions Employed in Campus Site Visits (Lilly Endowment Evaluation); (8) Example Cases for Training Raters in Evaluating Admissions or Financial Aid Applications; (9) Online References for Racism Class; (10) Racism Course Rating Form; (11) Protocol for Interracial Interaction Study; and (12) Campus Climate Survey (University of Maryland Diversity Survey). Also includes references, name index and subject index. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10