This manual from Austin Community College (ACC) (Texas) is a guide for faculty and administrators developing assessment criteria for their students, classes, or programs. It defines the five stages of ACC's assessment process: (1) stating the purpose, wherein the unit or department states its function within the larger context of the college's…

This work views assessment as one component in the educational triad of: curriculum planning, instruction based on planned curriculum, and assessment of student learning resulting from instruction. Models are given for assessment of learning through observed and recorded evidences. Strategies assess learned behavior activities in visual analysis,…

This guide is intended for college and university administrators responsible for designing and implementing a model for assessment of student outcomes and institutional effectiveness. The first chapter explains use of the handbook and introduces the institutional effectiveness paradigm on which it is based. The second chapter explains the model…