{"product_id":"learning-assessment-techniques-a-handbook-for-college-faculty-9781119050896","title":"Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty","description":"\u003cb\u003e50 Techniques for Engaging Students and Assessing Learning in College Courses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo you want to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eKnow what and how well your students are learning?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromote active learning in ways that readily integrate assessment?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGather information that can help make grading more systematic and streamlined?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEfficiently collect solid learning outcomes data for institutional assessment?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvide evidence of your teaching effectiveness for promotion and tenure review?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearning Assessment Techniques \u003c\/i\u003eprovides 50 easy-to-implement active learning techniques that gauge student learning across academic disciplines and learning environments. Using Fink's Taxonomy of Significant Learning as its organizational framework, it embeds assessment within active learning activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach technique features: purpose and use, key learning goals, step-by-step implementation, online adaptation, analysis and reporting, concrete examples in both on-site and online environments, and key references--all in an easy-to-follow format. The book includes an all-new Learning Goals Inventory, as well as more than 35 customizable assessment rubrics, to help teachers determine significant learning goals and appropriate techniques. Readers will also gain access to downloadable supplements, including a worksheet to guide teachers through the six steps of the Learning Assessment Techniques planning and implementation cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollege teachers today are under increased pressure to teach effectively and provide evidence of what, and how well, students are learning. An invaluable asset for college teachers of any subject, \u003ci\u003eLearning Assessment Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e provides a practical framework for seamlessly integrating teaching, learning, and assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eELIZABETH F. BARKLEY\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of music at Foothill College in Los Altos, California. She is a nationally known scholar, educator, and consultant and has been the recipient of several honors, including The Chair Academy's Outstanding Leadership Award for work with learning outcomes assessment and being named California's Higher Education Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She is author of \u003ci\u003eStudent Engagement Techniques \u003c\/i\u003efrom Jossey-Bass. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLAIRE HOWELL MAJOR\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of higher education at the University of Alabama. Her expertise is in teaching and learning in higher education and in qualitative research methods. With Elizabeth Barkley, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eCollaborative Learning Techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e from Jossey-Bass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544317268242,"sku":"9781119050896","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff88224a-6f6e-4d07-98ed-5c720c93333a.jpg?v=1731526205","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/learning-assessment-techniques-a-handbook-for-college-faculty-9781119050896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}