Connecting the Dots: Developing Student Learning Outcomes and Outcomes-Based Assessment

Demands for quality at all levels of education are higher than they have ever been. Making clear what'students must learn is being stressed by Federal and State governments and by professional and national accreditation organizations. This book is designed to help faculty and institutions of higher education meet these demands by obtaining, managing, using, and reporting valid outcome attainment measures at the course level; and mapping outcome attainment from the course level to department...