The Survey of Assessment Practices in Higher Education, 2013 Edition

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This 106-page study, based on data from more than 70 North American institutions of higher education, explores the student and faculty assessment practices of colleges.  The report looks closely at the use of benchmarking data and standardized tests to assess progress, and at other strategies, including the use of ePortfolios and departmental assessment plans.  The study gives detailed data on assessment efforts including size, compensation levels and budgets for assessment departments, and the assessment efforts of administrators and faculty outside of these official departments. The study also looks at how colleges assess instructors and how these assessments affect career advancement, including the scope and impact of student assessment of instructors. The report also looks at the impact of new technologies on student assessment such as use of videotaping of classroom lectures, and much more.