Enhancing Assessment in Higher Education : Putting Psychometrics to Work

Assessment And Accountability Are Now Inescapable Features Of The Landscape Of Higher Education, And Ensuring That These Assessments Are Psychometrically Sound Has Become A High Priority For Accrediting Agencies, And Therefore Also For Higher Education Institutions. Bringing Together The Higher Education Assessment Literature With The Psychometric Literature, This Book Focuses On How To Practice On How To Practice Sound Assessment In Higher Education. -- Back Cover History And Conceptual Basis Of Assessment In Higher Education / Peter T. Ewell And Tammie Cumming -- Theory And Principles Of Educational Measurement / Deborah J. Harris -- Direct Assessment Methods / Terrel Rhodes And Jennifer Bergeron -- Validity And Reliability Of Direct Assessments / Jon S. Twing And Kimberly J. O'malley -- Indirect Assessments In Higher Education / Thomas F. Nelson Laird And Allison Brckalorenz -- Validity And Reliability Of Indirect Assessments / M. David Miller And John P. Poggio -- Case Study : The New York City College Of Technology Approach To General Education Assessment / Tammie Cumming, L. Jay Deiner, And Bonne August -- Case Study : Texas Christian University Assessment System / Catherine M. Wehlburg -- Case Study : The University Of Florida Assessment System / Timothy S. Brophy. Edited By Tammie Cumming And M. David Miller ; Foreword By Michael J. Kolen. Copublished In Association With Association For Institutional Research, Data And Decisions For Higher Education. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.