Measuring up : educational assessment challenges and practices for psychology / edited by Dana S. Dunn, Chandra M. Mehrotra, and Jane S. Halonen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunn, Dana.

Mehrotra, Chandra.

Halonen, Jane S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Study and teaching--Evaluation.

Psychology.

Psychology--education.

Psychology--Study and teaching.

Evaluation.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology--education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Assessment fever has swept through higher education. Psychologists--teachers, researchers, and administrators--have long been concerned with what and how well students are learning, retaining, and applying disciplinary information; however, growing national concerns about educational accountability encourage greater scrutiny of what we strive to accomplish in the psychology classroom, regardless of the specific academic context. As this book attests, the concern about assessing psychology education is broad and deep, involving teachers at the high school, two-year college, and four-year college and university levels. The problem for psychology education is obvious: Few available resources tackle assessment by outlining concrete practices. Educators and administrators want access to effective research on teaching and learning that can be applied in the classroom or shared with the public. This book fills the current void in assessing outcomes, measuring achievement, and promoting quality instruction in psychology. It does so for several compelling reasons. First, there are no current books examining student assessment in psychology education. Yet student assessment is a nascent, lively topic in educational circles, so a resource like this one is long overdue. Second, the discipline of psychology has not yet formally endorsed recognized competencies and outcomes that are widely available or publicly accepted. This volume is a first step toward doing so. Third, disparate assessment articles are available in the psychological literature but are not readily available in a single source like this one. This book is a moveable feast of assessment options, great and small--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

I. Overview of Assessment Challenges and Practices 1

An Introduction to Assessment Challenges and Practices for Psychology / Dana S. Dunn, Chandra M. Mehrotra, Jane S. Halonen 3

Chapter 1. Outcomes Assessment 101 / Diane F. Halpern 11

II. Models for Departmental Assessment and Evaluation 27

Chapter 2. Seven Goals for Effective Program Assessment / Michael L. Stoloff, Kevin J. Apple, Kenneth E. Barron, Monica Reis-Bergan, Donna Sundre 29

Chapter 3. Learning Outcomes Assessment of the Undergraduate Psychology Major: A Model in Progress / Michael Firment, Patrick J. Devine, Valerie Whittlesey 47

Chapter 4. Designing and Implementing Psychology Program Reviews / Thomas P. Pusateri, Retta E. Poe, William E. Addison, George D. Goedel 65

Chapter 5. The Psychology Chair Portfolio / Kenneth A. Weaver 91

III. Best Practices in Assessment 109

Chapter 6. The CAPS Model: Assessing Psychology Performance Using the Theory of Successful Intelligence / Robert J. Sternberg 111

Chapter 7. Course Assessment: Developing and Assessing Assessable Objectives by Using an Integrative Assessment Model / Randall E. Osborne, Walter F. Wagor 125

Chapter 8. Developing Scientific Inquiry Skills in Psychology: Using Authentic Assessment Strategies / Theodore N. Bosack, Maureen A. McCarthy, Jane S. Halonen, Shirley P. Clay 141

Chapter 9. Empowering Psychology Students Through Self-Assessment / Dana S. Dunn, Rob McEntarffer, Jane S. Halonen 171

Chapter 10. Using Student Portfolios to Assess Program Learning Outcomes / Peter A. Keller, Francis W. Craig, Margaret H. Launius, Brian T. Loher, Nancy J. Cooledge 187

Chapter 11. Assessing Student Learning Using a Local Comprehensive Exam: Insights From Eastern Illinois University / Caridad F. Brito, Anupama Sharma, Ronan S. Bernas 209

Chapter 12. Assessing Distance-Learning Students and Courses / Chandra M. Mehrotra, Kenneth A. Weaver, Paul Nelson 225

Chapter 13. Service Learning, Resilience, and Community: The Challenges of Authentic Assessment / Donna Killian Duffy 243

IV. Assessing Assessment in Psychology 257

Chapter 14. Liberal ARts, Diverse Lives, and Assessing Psychology / Thomas V. McGovern 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.

ISBN:

1591471087

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