Revising General Education - And Avoiding the Potholes:
A Guide for Curricular Change
By Paul L. Gaston and Jerry G. Gaff

Strategies for curricular change in the reform of general education are as important
as the substance of the change. Fifty pitfalls and common errors in the process of reform are enumerated in this practical guide essential for general education committees. Revising General Education provides practical advice for how to
advance a successful general education reform process - including tips in the
areas of task force objectives and procedures, concepts of general education,
program planning, proposal approval, and program implementation. Ideal for general education reform committees and faculty senate curriculum committees.

Assessing Student Learning: A Common Sense Guide, 2nd Edition
By Linda Suskie, Trudy W. Banta (Foreword by)

The first edition of Assessing Student Learning has become the standard reference
for college faculty and administrators who are charged with the task of assessing student learning within their institutions. The second edition of this landmark book
offers the same practical guidance and is designed to meet ever-increasing demands for improvement and accountability. This edition includes expanded coverage of vital assessment topics such as promoting an assessment culture, characteristics of good assessment, audiences for assessment, organizing and coordinating assessment, assessing attitudes and values, setting benchmarks and standards, and using results
to inform and improve teaching, learning, planning, and decision making.

Assessing General Education Programs (2006)
By Mary J. Allen

ISBN-13: 9781882982950
ISBN-10: 1882982959

General education is the core of the undergraduate experience. It provides a lasting foundation for lifelong learning, application, and appreciation of the various
approaches to understanding individuals, cultures, and the world we live in.
First-year experience programs are becoming virtually universal in colleges and universities, and first-year seminars often are integrated into general education programs to promote student retention, engagement, and success. The assessment
of these institution-wide efforts is particularly challenging, but many campuses have made substantial progress from which we can learn.

Written for college and university administrators, assessment officers, faculty, and staff who support general education and first-year experience programs, this book is a pragmatic guide for developing, aligning, and assessing general education programs in meaningful, manageable, and sustainable ways. It presents a variety
of approaches to help readers understand what other campuses are doing and develop a repertoire of methods
so they can make informed decisions about their own programs.

Assessing Academic Programs In Higher Education (2003)
By Mary J. Allen

ISBN-13: 9781882982677
ISBN-10: 1882982673

Higher education professionals have moved from teaching- to learning-centered
models for designing and assessing courses and curricula. Faculty work
collaboratively to identify learning objectives and assessment strategies, set
standards, design effective curricula and courses, assess the impact of their
efforts on student learning, reflect on results, and implement appropriate changes to increase student learning. Assessment is an integral component of this learner-centered approach, and it involves the use of empirical data to refine programs and improve student learning. Based on the author’s extensive experience conducting assessment training workshops, this book is an
expansion of a workshop/consultation guide that has been used to provide assessment training to thousands of busy professionals. Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education provides a comprehensive introduction
to planning and implementing the assessment of college and university academic programs. Written for college
and university administrators, assessment officers, department chairs, and faculty who are involved in developing and implementing assessment programs, this book is a realistic, pragmatic guide for developing and implementing meaningful, manageable, and sustainable assessment programs that focus faculty attention on student learning.

Introduction To Measurement Theory (2001)
By Mary J. Allen

ISBN-13: 9781577662303
ISBN-10: 157766230X

Introduction to Measurement Theory bridges the gap between texts that offer a mathematically rigorous treatment of the statistical properties of measurement and
ones that discuss the topic in a basic, "cookbook" fashion. Without overwhelming novices or boring the more mathematically sophisticated, the authors effectively
cover the construction of psychological tests and the interpretation of test scores
and scales; critically examine classical true-score theory; and explain theoretical assumptions and modern measurement models, controversies, and developments. Practical applications,
examples, and study questions facilitate a better understanding of the uses and limitations of common
measures of test reliability and validity and how to perform the basic item analysis necessary for test construction.

Introduction To Psychological Research (1995)
By Mary J. Allen

ISBN-13: 9780875813783
ISBN-10: 087581378X

WORKFORCE EDUCATION COURSE MANUAL, 2010-2011

RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics,
but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Revised Fall 2010

ASSESS - Assessment in Higher Education