Assessing communication education : a handbook for media, speech, and theatre educators / edited by William G. Christ.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Christ, William G.

Series:

Routledge Communication Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Study and teaching (Higher)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hillsdale, N.J. : Erlbaum ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designed as a handbook, this text provides media, speech (public speaking, interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication), and theatre educators with both the theoretical and practical ammunition to fight the assessment battles on their campuses. The philosophical implications of accountability are balanced with concrete, specific, and usable assessment strategies. Stressing student, faculty, course, program, department, and institutional assessment, this book's aim is to provide, in one place, information that will help diverse and complex communication programs face the growin

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: Background; 1 Assessment: An Overview; 2 Mission Statements, Outcomes, and the New Liberal Arts; 3 Regional Accrediting Association Requirements and the Development of Outcomes Statements; Part II: Broad Assessment Strategies; 4 Teaching Evaluation; 5 Course Evaluation; 6 Student Portfolios; 7 The Capstone Course; 8 Internships, Exit Interviews, and Advisory Boards; Part III: Context-Specific Assessment Strategies; 9 Oral Communication Assessment: An Overview; 10 Public Speaking; 11 Interpersonal Communication

12 Small Group Communication13 Organizational Communication; 14 Assessment in Theatre Programs; 15 Using Accreditation for Assessment; 16 Exit Examinations for the Media Major; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-68958-3

1-136-68957-5

0-203-81199-2

9780203811993

OCLC:

466141523