Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (Series on Higher Education) - Hardcover

Astin, Alexander W.

 
9780897748056: Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (Series on Higher Education)

Synopsis

Examines why assessment activity has produced meagre results and how existing activities can be improved. Astin's ideas include how assessment information can be used most effectively for evaluation; and how results can be used to enlighten and inform the practitioner.

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Review

?Special emphasis is given to the question of how assessment can be used to enlighten professors and administrators about educational practices and policies that enhance the learning process.?-Reference & Research Book News

About the Author

ALEXANDER W. ASTIN is Allan M. Cartter professor of higher education and director of the Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.

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9781573565516: Assessment for Excellence: The Philosophy and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education)

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ISBN 10:  1573565512 ISBN 13:  9781573565516
Publisher: Oryx Press Inc, 1991
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